: in a free manner: such as
a
: of one's own accord
left home freely
b
: with freedom from external control
a freely elected government
c
: without restraint or reservation
spent freely on clothes
d
: without hindrance
a gate swinging freely
e
: not strictly following a model, convention, or rule
freely translated
Examples of freely in a Sentence
I will freely give my life for my country.
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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Most Red Raiders feel that Texas Tech does not get its proper piece of all of that Permian Basin revenue, which flows legally, and freely, to Texas A&M and the University of Texas; those rights bloat A&M to UT’s respective endowments to the billions, while Tech only gets millions.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Sacramento’s ‘official unofficial’ World Cup headquarters Throughout the World Cup’s opening match, booze and food from the Line’s commercial kitchen space — including a special pop-up from Mexican restaurant La Sabrocita — flowed freely among the spirited fans.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
As a result, there were more people moving freely in the hours leading up to gametime.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026
As a kid growing up in Clayton County, Shannon Jones remembers his friends wanting to walk to the local Walmart at night, just for something to do, since there were so few options for kids to freely hang out outside of school hours.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 June 2026
Sacramento’s ‘official unofficial’ World Cup headquarters Throughout the World Cup’s opening match, booze and food from the Line’s commercial kitchen space — including a special pop-up from Mexican restaurant La Sabrocita — flowed freely among the spirited fans.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 June 2026
As a result, there were more people moving freely in the hours leading up to gametime.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026
As a kid growing up in Clayton County, Shannon Jones remembers his friends wanting to walk to the local Walmart at night, just for something to do, since there were so few options for kids to freely hang out outside of school hours.
—Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for freely
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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