How to use brilliantly in a sentence
39 example sentences · adverb
Brilliantly means in a brilliant manner; with brilliance. Example: “For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.”
Examples of brilliantly by meaning
adverbIn a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
- Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 11 Dec 2024
- Some birds are feathered tufts of color so resplendent that they stand out brilliantly from their surroundings.2024 October 31, Ari Daniel, “How parrot plumage gets its dazzling reds and yellows”, in NPR, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2025
More sentences with brilliantly
- For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.From the entry straight man
- Sweeper keepers have high “soccer IQs” and know how to “read” the game brilliantly.2017 July 15, Paul Challen, What Does a Goalkeeper Do?, The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry sweeper-keeper
- And I'm sure you do barneymugging brilliantly, but you never answered me question.2015, Annalisa Russo, Angel Lost, Angel Found. From the entry barneymugging
- The hall was brilliantly lit, pernicketily tidy, the hall of a childless couple.2010, Charles Percy Snow, Homecomings, House of Stratus, →ISBN. From the entry pernicketily
- Hummingbirds often accompanied depictions of Inca women on qeros, the brilliantly colored wooden cups.2004, Paul Richard Steele, Handbook of Inca Mythology, page 107. From the entry qero
- To make sure of success there, Rosenberg thought up one of his brilliantly scoundrelish schemes.2001, Jacob P. Adler, Lulla Rosenfeld, Jacob Adler: A Life on the Stage : a Memoir, Hal Leonard Corporation, →ISBN, page 104. From the entry scoundrelish
- Although television can deal brilliantly with such figures in documentary form, its current tone is anti-introvert.2001 April 1, “Watch with amazement”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 May 2024. From the entry ladettishness
- Protesters who demand that this brilliantly humane enterprise be stopped should have their motives questioned.2000 August 21, “letter”, in Time. From the entry hand waving
- The American people were to be togetherized as skillfully and brilliantly as they are fast being computerized.1970, Ernesto Galarza, Spiders in the House and Workers in the Field, page 276. From the entry togetherize
- The front halls of heaven are so brilliantly lighted that they quite eclipse the more remote.1906, Henry David Thoreau, Bradford Torrey, Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Writings of Henry David Thoreau, Houghton…. From the entry unfathomability
- On 71.05, Portu brilliantly set up Yangel Herrera, only for Marc-André ter Stegen to make a sensational save.2024 May 6, Sid Lowe, “Portu’s brilliant burst seals Girona’s top-four fairytale in the perfect way”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry set up
- Before Sunrise brilliantly opens up the beloved ‘Before’ Trilogy as a romantic indie film which carries much greatness.2023 October 27, Sam Guevara, “Sam’s Showtime Schedule”, in Samantha “Sam” Guevara, editor, The Innis Herald, volume 59, number 1…. From the entry cringeyness
- But then this is essentially a pop-up team, glued into place brilliantly, with certain parts already chafing and smoking.2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The…. From the entry pop-up
- It is a brilliantly managed scene, quaquaversal in its geometries, simultaneously expanding present space and deepening past time.2015, Robert Macfarlane, Landmarks. From the entry quaquaversal
- "Our team did brilliantly to be in the game.2011 December 10, David Ornstein quoting David Moyes, “Arsenal 1-0 Everton”, in BBC Sport. From the entry stick
- Kasper Schmeichel brilliantly denied Marouane Chamakh before Bacary Sagna thumped home a second, though Bradley Johnson's screamer halved the deficit.2011 January 19, Jonathan Stevenson, “Leeds 1-3 Arsenal”, in BBC. From the entry thump
- Stilton works brilliantly with parsnips, providing a savoury richness which feels a little more special than common or garden yeast extract.2011 December 15, Felicity Cloake, “How to cook the perfect nut roast”, in Guardian. From the entry call to mind
- Fabre covers a skull in brilliantly colored beetle shells; Mr.2007 October 10, Roberta Smith, “Going the Way of All Flesh, Artistically”, in New York Times. From the entry formidability
- In a nation which increasingly appears to prize social virtues, Howard Hughes remains not merely antisocial but grandly, brilliantly, surpassingly, asocial.1967, Joan Didion, “7000 Romaine, Los Angeles 38”, in Slouching Towards Bethlehem, New York, N.Y.: Dell, published 1968, page 72. From the entry asocial
- Producer-Director Billy Wilder tells of a sweet-natured schnook (brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon) who shoots up the corporate ladder.1960 July 4, “Time listings”, in Time, New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Apr 2013. From the entry schnook
- We are accustomed to seeing Morphy conquer brilliantly against great odds; but this time he comes a cropper.1951 March, “Chess Caviar”, in Chess Review. From the entry come a cropper
- Faith had not been a Girl Scout or Campfire Girl and any fires she tried to start burned brilliantly for about five minutes before dying.2017, Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Casket, A Faith Fairchild Mystery. From the entry Campfire Girl
- Tottenham left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto broke free after a clever one-two with Emmanuel Adebayor, only to see his shot brilliantly saved by the Norwich keeper.2012 April 9, Mandeep Sanghera, “Tottenham 1 - 2 Norwich”, in BBC Sport. From the entry break free
- The Argentine found Dzeko and his killer ball was timed brilliantly for the Ivorian, who made up 90 yards, to slot in.2011 January 15, Saj Chowdhury, “Man City 4 – 3 Wolves”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2018. From the entry make up
- The brilliantly senile Arthur, along with Doug’s lechy, creepy friend Spence (the pro stand-up Patton Oswalt), present a fair challenge to his frankness and naïveté.2007 January 3, Virginia Heffernan, “Hey! Never Underestimate the Average Joe”, in New York Times. From the entry lechy
- I'm prepared to say that I fronted you the money for a business deal with me, and the investment paid off brilliantly.2004, Danielle Steele, Ransom, page 104. From the entry front
- The hall, when emptied of its furniture, brilliantly lit, adorned with flowers whose scent tinged the air, presented a wonderful appearance of ethereal gaiety.1915, Virginia Woolf, chapter XII, in The Voyage Out, London: Duckworth & Co., […], →OCLC. From the entry ethereal
- Brilliantly fanfared by a magic lantern held up for the illumination of wishful thinking, optimism fades into a make-shift omission larger than life, for the faintly foreseeable future.2014, M. F. Dail, Limbodeswill's Wain, →ISBN, page 383. From the entry fanfare
- In the face of enfeebled, self-harming opposition on both sides of the border (and a miserable economic recession on both sides too) he has performed brilliantly.2014 September 8, Michael White, “Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe”, in The Guardian. From the entry enfeeble
- England’s response came in the form of the brilliantly choreographed move that concluded with Wayne Rooney’s second goal and the kind of outstanding football that was beyond their opponents.2014 November 18, Daniel Taylor, “England and Wayne Rooney see off Scotland in their own back yard”, in The Guardian, archived from the…. From the entry choreograph
- The sneering public school humour of Viv Stanshall and Peter Cook was a major factor in The Instant Automatons' brilliantly schizoid pop, as it was for many others.2007, Everett True, “Dance this mess around”, in Plan B Magazine Issue 20, page 51. From the entry schizoid pop
- Although she and Father were opposites in so many ways, when it came to repartée and telling stories, they were like a brilliantly matched tennis team.1956, Elizabeth Stevenson Ives, Hildegarde Dolson, My Brother Adlai, New York: William Morrow & Company, page 8. From the entry repartée
- Here, at night, a lonely but brilliantly neon-illuminated figure, I performed my toilet, watched incuriously by the Burmese seated at the tables of the tea-shops below.1952, Norman Lewis, Golden Earth, Chapter 8. From the entry toilet
- Guardiola's all-conquering side were never at their best against a brilliantly organised Inter and had to cope with the loss of Kevin de Bruyne to injury in the first half.2023 June 10, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 1 - 0 Inter Milan”, in BBC Sport. From the entry all-conquering
- After Gervinho had been brilliantly denied an early shot on goal by Mats Hummels' outstretched boot, the German champions made a mockery of their fourth-seeding in this season's group-stage draw.2011 September 13, Sam Lyon, “Borussia Dortmund 1 - 1 Arsenal”, in BBC. From the entry outstretched
- A low corner was not dealt with and the ball fell to the feet of striker Rafik Djebbour, who saw his close-range effort brilliantly cleared from the goalline by Arteta.2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 04 Feb 2023. From the entry striker
- In such an atmosphere the harbor was flecked with brilliantly decked craft of every description, all in a flutter of flags and carrying a host of passengers in gala dress.1918, The United States in a Chaotic World, volume 30, page 23. From the entry flutter
Meaning of brilliantly
- adverb In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
Questions about brilliantly in a sentence
- How do you use brilliantly in a sentence?
- Brilliantly is used as an adverb. For example: “For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.”
- What is a short sentence with brilliantly?
- “"Our team did brilliantly to be in the game.”
- What does brilliantly mean?
- Brilliantly means in a brilliant manner; with brilliance.
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