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How to use expertly in a sentence

17 example sentences · adverb

Expertly means in an expert manner; with great skill. Example: “The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.”

Examples of expertly by meaning

adverbIn an expert manner; with great skill.

  • This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner.2011 November 3, Chris Bevan, “Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport

More sentences with expertly

  • The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.From the entry forged
  • We were shocked to learn that the entire show was an ad lib performance. How did they weave it together so expertly on the fly?From the entry ad lib
  • The musician bowed his violin expertly.From the entry bow
  • She expertly cleaned and sterilized the gaping holes in the gynoid’s chest and back.2000, Thomas J. Sanders, God's Fire, Trafford Publishing, page 58. From the entry gynoid
  • One of them saps Marlowe expertly — they drag him out of sight.1944, William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, Jules Furthman, The Big Sleep (screenplay). From the entry sap
  • I love the Cape Cod Reuben — expertly battered and fried cod on rye bread with all the traditional Reuben fixings.2022 July 19, Sandi Barrett, “9 Fantastic Waterfront Restaurants On Cape Cod”, in Travel Awaits, archived from the original on 19 Jul 2022. From the entry Cape Cod Reuben
  • Humans also have an attitude toward fire ants as expertly expressed by Walter Tschinkel: “Most people hate fire ants without reservation, without reflection.2016, Justin O. Schmidt, The Sting of the Wild, Johns Hopkins University Press, →ISBN, page 63. From the entry reprehensibility
  • I’d like to invite those people to stick this fascinating origin story, expertly unravelled by Philippa Perry, in their pipe and smoke it.2015 March 10, Filipa Jodelka, “Sex, Lies And Love Bites: The Agony Aunt Story”, in The Guardian, retrieved 30 Jun 2026. From the entry slagheap
  • The large man delivers expertly, easily remembering the quantities for each doorstep: two blue tops, one green, fresh orange juice or half a dozen eggs.2013 November 20, Katharine Ann Angel, Froggitt Chain, eBook Partnership, →ISBN. From the entry blue top
  • Think spiky ankle boots rather than DMs, black sweaters laddered to expose an expertly judged glimpse of décolletage instead of cardigans with frayed cuffs.2009 August 1, Jess Cartner-Morley, “How to dress: The grunge revival”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2024. From the entry glunge
  • The resulting sausages, incorporated into various dishes or grilled on their own, are plump torpedoes of lamby goodness, aggressively and expertly spiced.2007 May 6, “Eastward Ho”, in New York Times. From the entry lamby
  • You open your first aid belt, take out a seam ripper, and expertly open the seam of the left pant leg to the knee.1993, Warren D. Bowman, Outdoor Emergency Care: Comprehensive First Aid for Nonurban Settings, 2nd edition, National Ski Patrol System…. From the entry long-john
  • Most of the older buildings are of reddish-brown ironstone with mossy-tiled roofs, and almost all have stone-embanked gardens, richly planted and expertly maintained.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 374, about Tealby. From the entry reddish
  • Destroyermen, sure-footed, they swung aboard expertly.1960, J. E. Macdonnell, Don't Gimme the Ships, Melbourne: Horwitz Publications, page 23. From the entry destroyerman
  • Submissions on the part of gay teachers and students and organizations were countered by apocalyptic denunciations on the part of Bible-toting mothers and fathers expertly organized by the right.1981 February 14, Alexander Wilson, “The New Right Attacks Childhood Sexuality: A Canadian Perspective”, in Gay Community News, volume 8…. From the entry apocalyptic
  • I remember watching the Korean church ajummas (married, middle-aged women) spread sticky white rice onto sheets of seaweed, expertly rolling them up before our church members embarked on group hikes.2023 March 9, Dakota Kim, “Gorp is fine, but what about kimbap? Savor some food inspiration for your next hike”, in Los Angeles Times, Los…. From the entry ajumma

Meaning of expertly

  1. adverb In an expert manner; with great skill.

Full definition of expertly

Questions about expertly in a sentence

How do you use expertly in a sentence?
Expertly is used as an adverb. For example: “The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.”
What is a short sentence with expertly?
“Destroyermen, sure-footed, they swung aboard expertly.”
What does expertly mean?
Expertly means in an expert manner; with great skill.

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