: in a fine manner: such as
a
: extremely well : excellently
plays the hero very finely—
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b
: with close discrimination : precisely
c
: with delicacy or subtlety : sensitively
a leader finely attuned to the needs of the people
d
: minutely
finely ground meal
Examples of finely in a Sentence
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Some of the shrimp is finely chipped into a paste with onion and garlic to act as a binder when mixed with big chunks of shrimp, offering a range of bouncy, fluffy and tender textures.
—Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The surface was sandy and soft, which Aldrin later compared to finely powdered carbon.
—Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Pulse until the tomatoes are finely chopped and juicy.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2024
The dangers of breathing finely ground silica were evident almost a century ago, when hundreds of workers died of lung disease after drilling a tunnel through silica-rich rock near Gauley Bridge, W.Va.
—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Peel away tough outer layer of stems, and finely chop stems.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
Typically made of finely ground grains and fortified with the most important nutrients for new eaters, baby cereals can be mixed with breastmilk, formula, or water or blended with other foods to create an easy-to-eat and easy-to-digest food for babies.
—Jennifer D'angelo Friedman, Parents, 1 Apr. 2024
This scruffy but finely nuanced drama follows an unusual group of characters: four Sasquatches—mythical beings better known singly, as Bigfoot—making their way through the forests of the Pacific Northwest in the course of a year.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Peel away the tough outer layer of stems, and finely chop the remaining stems.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
Paola Briseño-Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
The surface was sandy and soft, which Aldrin later compared to finely powdered carbon.
—Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, 23 Apr. 2024
Pulse until the tomatoes are finely chopped and juicy.
—Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2024
The dangers of breathing finely ground silica were evident almost a century ago, when hundreds of workers died of lung disease after drilling a tunnel through silica-rich rock near Gauley Bridge, W.Va.
—Chris Hamby, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Peel away tough outer layer of stems, and finely chop stems.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
Typically made of finely ground grains and fortified with the most important nutrients for new eaters, baby cereals can be mixed with breastmilk, formula, or water or blended with other foods to create an easy-to-eat and easy-to-digest food for babies.
—Jennifer D'angelo Friedman, Parents, 1 Apr. 2024
This scruffy but finely nuanced drama follows an unusual group of characters: four Sasquatches—mythical beings better known singly, as Bigfoot—making their way through the forests of the Pacific Northwest in the course of a year.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
Peel away the tough outer layer of stems, and finely chop the remaining stems.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024
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“Finely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finely. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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