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How to use enthusiastically in a sentence

26 example sentences · adverb

Enthusiastically means in an enthusiastic manner. Example: “The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.”

Examples of enthusiastically by meaning

adverbIn an enthusiastic manner.

  • The new sea wall may stop the waves from the sea, but not from the children who enthusiastically greet our train as it passes.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65

More sentences with enthusiastically

  • The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.From the entry swoop
  • I turned and planted a juicy lip lock on her, to which she responded enthusiastically.2014, Jase Robertson, Good Call: Reflections on Faith, Family, and Fowl. From the entry lip lock
  • Bestselling author Christopher McDougall enthusiastically praised Laura's novel by calling it "a hellride of a story".2014, G Whiz, Unbroken. From the entry hellride
  • The Cistercian abbey of Poblet, in the district of Tarragona, was enthusiastically patronized by the king-counts.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 184. From the entry king-count
  • "You're a demolisher?" "Apprentice!" replied Xavier enthusiastically, holding up a correctifying finger.2005, Gaétan Soucy, Sheila Fischman, Vaudeville!. From the entry correctify
  • This particular Thanksmas, Bill accepted an invitation to be my house guest — enthusiastically accepted.2004, Bob Guter, John R. Killacky, Queer crips: disabled gay men and their stories, page 152. From the entry Thanksmas
  • Enthusiastically adopted by city planners, the viewshafts have survived a quarter-century of growth.2002 November 16, Geoff Cumming, “Showdown over city’s volcano zones”, in The New Zealand Herald. From the entry viewshaft
  • Yes," Wang said enthusiastically, "a new upsurge in art is taking form."1972, Seymour Topping, Journey Between Two Chinas, Harper & Row, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 317. From the entry revisionist
  • "Hey, Grady, how about hittin' for New York State?" suggested Wally.¶ "Sure!" agreed Ed enthusiastically.1956, Max Shulman, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!. From the entry gassed
  • 'You, of all men, by the immortal powers!' he proclaimed enthusiastically.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries. From the entry by the immortal powers
  • Chamberlain's offer was enthusiastically welcomed by a section of the Zionists and by all with gratitude.1920, “The Zionist Congresses”, in G. W. Prothero, editor, Zionism. From the entry beau geste
  • Garrison smiled and continued even more enthusiastically.2024 June 7, Mary Graf, chapter 24, in The Folded Lie, Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, →ISBN, “Game’s On” section. From the entry noobiness
  • We enthusiastically told all the Queen's men and women how excited we were and how we knew our man would win.2019 January 9, Toni Holt Kramer, Unstoppable Me, Dog Ear Publishing, page 360. From the entry Trumpette
  • “Yummers,” she said enthusiastically and promptly slid out from under the alpaca wool cover and reached for the nearest pastry.2011, David L. Davies, Cuauhtémoc: Descendant of the Jaguar, page 148. From the entry yummers
  • I greeted Shannon's request enthusiastically, "Boy, howdy!"2010, Joe Barfield, Formula 2000, the Dream, →ISBN. From the entry boy howdy
  • The two men made a round of speeches and visits, and were enthusiastically received by the people of Wuchow.1974, Diana Lary, Region and Nation: The Kwangsi Clique in Chinese Politics, 1925-1937, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 60. From the entry Wuchow
  • Ritual beatings were his first perisexual experiences, and they are vividly and enthusiastically remembered and described in his letters.1965, Jeremy Mitchell, “Swinburne - The Disappointed Protagonist”, in Yale French Studies, volume 35, →JSTOR, pages 81–88. From the entry perisexual
  • “Think of it as bicycling on three or four wheels with a sail and speeding through the desert, often in salt flats,” he responded enthusiastically.2021, Sallie H. Weissinger, Yes, Again: (Mis)adventures of a Wishful Thinker. From the entry land sailing
  • One mysterious collector wearing a black porkpie hat enthusiastically bid on many of the best Arte Povera works and ended up buying several by Boetti.2014 February 12, Carol Vogel, “In London, an Auction of Arte Povera Yields Rich Results”, in The New York Times, →ISSN. From the entry porkpie hat
  • "Ain't he a bosker?" enthusiastically commented Andrew, coming in to see what I had thought of this doctor, who was the idol of Noonoon.2014, Miles Franklin, Some Everyday Folk and Dawn, →ISBN. From the entry bosker
  • When I met Bejan and Enver at the supra, they enthusiastically told me that I was about to experience true Georgian hospitality.2006, Mathijs Pelkmans, Defending the Border, part II, chapter v, 125. From the entry supra
  • Though it was enthusiastically reviewed by the Reader and WBEZ, Montgomery felt that only some of his cast understood his minimalist, antipsychological method.2006 April 7, Justin Hayford, “Giving It All Away”, in Chicago Reader. From the entry antipsychological
  • Educators took up this mantle enthusiastically.1994, Susan Cain, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, →ISBN, page 27. From the entry take up the mantle
  • The program feels anchored in its 1-2-3-ness, with accommodations as necessary in order to exist under Windows, rather than one that enthusiastically embraces the Windows style.1993, David S. Quimby, “Popular Spreadsheet Programs”, in PC Power: A Guide to DOS and Windows Systems for Computer-Literate Users…. From the entry kludginess
  • My reservations notwithstanding, Russians have enthusiastically eaten piroghi and pirozhki as a first course for many years and will no doubt continue to do so forever.1983, Anne Volokh, The Art of Russian Cuisine, New York, N.Y.: Macmillan Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry piroghi

Meaning of enthusiastically

  1. adverb In an enthusiastic manner.

Full definition of enthusiastically

Questions about enthusiastically in a sentence

How do you use enthusiastically in a sentence?
Enthusiastically is used as an adverb. For example: “The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.”
What is a short sentence with enthusiastically?
“Educators took up this mantle enthusiastically.”
What does enthusiastically mean?
Enthusiastically means in an enthusiastic manner.

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