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How to use finely in a sentence

40 example sentences · adverb

Finely means so as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces. Example: “Fledglings can only be fed finely chopped meat.”

Examples of finely by meaning

adverbSo as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.

  • Fledglings can only be fed finely chopped meat.

adverbIn a fine, handsome or attractive way; very well.

  • Conversation with simple, respectful George Larch and that quite charming fellow Vallett had convinced him that everything was going to turn out finely.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
  • Looking back, Yewdale Crag stands finely over the waterhead; Brantwood is opposite.2018, William Gershom Collingwood, The Book of Coniston, page 8

More sentences with finely

  • Coarsely milled maize is termed cornmeal, but when finely milled and sifted it is called corn flour.From the entry milled
  • Attempts to fuse and defluorinate rock phosphate by feeding the finely ground material into the flame of a blast lamp were not successful.From the entry defluorinate
  • Woven bone is readily distinguished macroscopically by its finely porous appearance.2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology…. From the entry lamellar
  • The surface which is produced appears finely ground to polished by means of this procedure.2018, H Glimpel, HJ Lauffer, A Bremstahler, Finishing Tool, In Particular End Milling Cutter, US Patent App. 15/764,739. From the entry ground
  • Perhaps his love for the Hebrew Bible prepared him for such finely tuned philanthropy.2017, Andrew Gow, Peter Sabo, editors, Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof: Poetry, Prophecy, and Justice in Hebrew Scripture: Essays in Honor of…. From the entry bibliophilia
  • Cavendish’s was an engine for generating finely calibrated distinctions: this, but not that.2015, Steve Silberman, chapter 1, in Megan Newman, editor, NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, New York…. From the entry rhapsodic
  • Above each seat was 'an ormolu luggage rack with finely chased ornamentation and panels of brass treillage'.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 73. From the entry luggage rack
  • The recipes will direct you to chop the chocolate finely—do not overlook this step!2006, Dede Wilson, Truffles: 50 Deliciously Decadent Homemade Chocolate Treats, Harvard Common Press, →ISBN, page 11. From the entry ganache
  • This was finely targeted and timely broadcast of stuff dealers would want to drop everything to watch.2004, Brian Mooney, Barry Simpson, Breaking News: How the Wheels Came off at Reuters, page 114. From the entry wallpaper
  • The finely muscled and besceptred Jupiter stands in strong contrast with the awe-struck emperor.1977, Papers and Monographs of the American Academy in Rome, page 231. From the entry besceptred
  • The finely cut peak of Helicon peered over the low intervening ridges.1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 7. From the entry intervening
  • (Brunoise Soup). — A clear gravy soup with finely minced carrots, turnips, leeks, and onions.1908, Charles Herman Senn, The Menu Book, page 70. From the entry brunoise
  • An erect slender herb, sparingly subfastigiately branched; branches towards their tips finely downy with hooked hairs.1902, Sir George King, Materials for a Flora of the Malayan Peninsula, page 132. From the entry subfastigiately
  • Powder mixing and grinding are complete when the powder is homogenous and grey-black in color, appears finely ground, and feels smooth.2018, S Sivakumar, E Zwier, PB Meisenheimer…, “Bulk and Thin Film Synthesis of Compositionally Variant Entropy-stabilized Oxides”, in…. From the entry ground
  • You add unmelted chocolate callets (purpose-made chocolate chips) or finely chopped chocolate to already-melted chocolate to bring the temperature down.2014, Molly Bakes, “Techniques”, in Chocolate: Easy Recipes from Truffles to Bakes, Square Peg, →ISBN. From the entry callet
  • So now the world is aware that "lean finely textured beef" is actually an alias for "ammonia-soaked centrifuge-separated byproduct paste".2012 March 28, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart (actor), Comedy Central. From the entry lean finely textured beef
  • The rock is strongly tectonized with a finely grained structure.2011 September 20, Dariusz Malczewski, Jerzy Żaba, “Natural radioactivity in rocks of the Modane–Aussois region (SE France)”, in Journal…. From the entry tectonized
  • She was a narrow-gutted, finely shaped thing (a narrow beam for her length, and typical of the period).2011, Nick Ardley, The Jottings of a Thames Estuary Ditch-Crawler. From the entry narrow-gutted
  • People can be cynical about companies hiding behind green ideals, their radars finely tuned to detect a greenwash.2010, Meegan Jones, Sustainable Event Management: A Practical Guide, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry greenwash
  • If my car would be thrown from the bridge over Loire, or at least would be finely shaken, I’d remember it.2009, Tomaž Šalamun, translated by Brian Henry, “[Three poems] The Loire Delta”, in Jacket, number 37, archived from the original on 25…. From the entry spasmodicality
  • His cold sesame chicken seasoned with chili is finely shredded and served in carefully wrought clusters around a salad of mizuna.2007 June 20, Florence Fabricant, “From a Japanese Chef, Chinese, but Not Takeout”, in New York Times. From the entry mizuna
  • Mandibles mat, finely weakly punctate except medially at base unpunctate.1989, Oriental Insects, page 303. From the entry unpunctate
  • In spite of the early hour, the Marquis of Chatham was finely garbed in black smallcoat and breeches of grey superfine.1987, Cate Brandt, Silken Chains, →ISBN, page 122. From the entry smallcoat
  • Chop all the vegetables finely except the zucchine.1986, The Spectator, volume 256, page 39. From the entry zucchina
  • The remainder is used for wallstone or is finely ground for use as filter or as a feed supplement.1979, Raymond R. Burchett, The Mississippian and Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) Systems in the United States—Nebraska. From the entry wallstone
  • It forms better; you get finely detailed deepdraws.1966, CSA Super Markets - Volume 42, page E-4. From the entry deepdraw
  • Some recipes call for finely chopped parsley among the ingredients.1964, Robin Howe, “Bitki (1): Beef Rissoles (Russian-style Hamburgers)”, in Russian Cooking, London: André Deutsch, →OCLC, “Meat” section…. From the entry bitki
  • Handicrafts were highly developed, as shown by the wineware, finely made bronzes, iron metallurgy, opal work, and leather work.1963, Kwang-chih Chang, The Archaeology of Ancient China, New Haven, Conn.; London: Yale University Press, published 1964, →LCCN, page 291. From the entry wineware
  • At the Liang-ch'eng-chen site in Jih-chao on the coastal Shantung, there was one spot where finely made jade objects were concentrated.1962, Kwang-chih Chang, edited by Robert J. Braidwood and Gordon R. Willey, China (Courses Toward Urban Life), Chicago: Aldine Publishing…. From the entry Jih-chao
  • To this add a three-inch flower-potful of finely ground limestone.1957 March 17, Lillie L. Madsen, “Home and Garden”, in The Oregon Statesman, 106th year, number 355, Salem, Ore., section “Questions &…. From the entry flower-potful
  • The stateroom walls are veneered with finely figured English chestnut with the skirting and mouldings in English walnut.1947 January and February, “South African Royal Train”, in Railway Magazine, page 36. From the entry veneer
  • Not one exhibits plane faces or straight edges, being mostly distorted triakis-octahedra or tetrakis-hexahedra with finely striated curved faces.1946, Mineralogical Society of America, Mineralogical Abstracts, volume 9, page 109. From the entry tetrakis hexahedron
  • The nib, coarse or finely ground, is mixed with the sugar in a kind of edgerunner or grinding-mixer, called a melangeur.1921, The Tea & Coffee Trade Journal, page 750. From the entry melangeur
  • The spire has stronger rib-striæ than C. bequaerti; last whorl finely and closely malleate, with several weak spiral threads.1919, Henry Augustus Pilsbry, “A Review of the Land Mollusks of the Belgian Congo”, in Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History…. From the entry malleate
  • Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 218. From the entry scraper
  • This is nothing more (or less) than a freshly cooked chapati enhanced by a fresh omelette, chopped onions, green peppers and finely sliced cabbage.2016, Philip Briggs, Uganda. From the entry rolex
  • MicroRNAs (miRNAs) finely regulate gene expression and play an important role in various cellular processes, including cell growth, differentiation, proliferation, and apoptosis.2010, Dimond, Patricia F., "miRNAs' Therapeutic Potential" (original copy), Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, vol. 30, no. 6, page 1. From the entry mirna

Meaning of finely

  1. adverb So as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
  2. adverb In a fine, handsome or attractive way; very well.

Full definition of finely

Questions about finely in a sentence

How do you use finely in a sentence?
Finely is used as an adverb. For example: “Fledglings can only be fed finely chopped meat.”
What is a short sentence with finely?
“Chop all the vegetables finely except the zucchine.”
What does finely mean?
Finely means so as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.

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