How to use firmly in a sentence

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• Plant your feet firmly and give the rope a good tug.From the entry plant
• Clover is not native to the Americas, but it is firmly established there.From the entry native
• The hippies were noted for their anti-establishment ways, firmly opposed to the order their parents so revered.From the entry anti-establishment
• The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.From the entry ingrain
• With a win in the semifinals, the championship remained firmly in their sights.From the entry in one's sights
• Press firmly: you are making a carbon.From the entry carbon
• My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.From the entry quicksand
• That suitcase is heavy, so grip the handle firmly.From the entry grip
• She ruled over her children firmly but gently.From the entry ruled
• They explained patiently but firmly that he wasn't to play with his ding-a-ling nor try to show it to anyone.From the entry ding-a-ling
• Once the pasta is firmly al dente (toothsome but not snappy), add it into the pan, with a bunch of cheese, and cook til it all becomes glossy.From the entry toothsome
• Mary firmly believed this voice belonged to her granddaughter, then the line went dead.2026 July 25, Nicholas Muhoro, “The Last Call of Jo-Anne Pedersen, the Girl Who Vanished From a Payphone”, in Skip Boring, archived from…. From the entry by heart
• At Paisley, a station staff member politely but firmly asks why RAIL is taking so many photographs.2025 March 5, “Ayr miles with a 'Spirit of Scotland'”, in RAIL, number 1030, page 43. From the entry apologetic
• Zigs at Kfar Hanassi were rooted firmly in the history of British comedy.2025, Gavin Schaffer, An unorthodox history: British Jews since 1945. From the entry zig
• This week, though, away from City on international duty, Rodri has been firmly on the radar.30 March 2023, Joe Bray, “Rodri has become Man City's unlikely pantomime villain”, in Manchester Evening News. From the entry pantomime villain
• The old enemy, England, had the Red Dragons firmly in their crosshairs.2022 November 29, Ian Mitchelmore, “Wales put out of World Cup misery by England as sobering tournament must signal changing of the…. From the entry Red Dragons
• The Feodors stayed calm and spoke firmly to get her to follow their directions.2022 March 30, Sarah A. Topol, “The Battle for the Mural — and the Future of Belarus”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry Feodor
• Her voice reverberates firmly from the stage: “The art of weaving forms part of our Mayan identity.2020 May 1, Bartlomiej Kaftan, “Queens’ Land: the indigenous Mayan queens of Guatemala – photo essay”, in The Guardian. From the entry put one's heart in
• I'm firmly on team Catradora, I mean, are they blind to each other or something?2019, Erik Schubach, The Pike: New Beginnings, unnumbered page. From the entry Catradora
• He walks up behind me and plants a kiss firmly between where my ear and jawline meet.2015, Colleen Oakley, Before I Go. From the entry swack
• Both Avengerland and Curtisland are firmly rooted in an idealized, romanticized version of contemporary Britain.2015, Dominic Sandbrook, The Great British Dream Factory, Penguin, published 2016, page 74. From the entry Curtisland
• With his pedo-stache firmly penciled on, Kline nails the accent, the affectations and the alcoholism.2014 September 10, Meg Elison, “Dakota Fanning’s latest flaccidly flops”, in The Daily Californian, University of California, Berkeley. From the entry pedo-stache
• The demimonde was an alternate, semi-hidden social world, to which ballet was firmly linked.2013, Elizabeth Kendall, “Georgi”, in Balanchine and the Lost Muse: Revolution and the Making of a Choreographer, Oxford: Oxford…. From the entry demimonde
• She was right — both car and boot were firmly locked.2013, John A. Richardson, Grey Nomads, page 42. From the entry Meldrewesque
• This is what holds the two leafs of the bridge firmly in place.2010, James Newport-Chiakulas, Bridges to Justice: Love, Murder, & Politics in Chicago, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 55. From the entry leaf
• Passengers should be firmly strapped in at this time." "Good," murmured Muerotte.2007, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., The Ecolitan Enigma, →ISBN. From the entry grav
• Within school, 19 of 21 teachers were firmly committed behind me, were with me solidly.1979 February 10, Denise Sudell, quoting Larry Berner, “California Teacher Plans Suit Against Anti-Gay Group”, in Gay Community News…. From the entry solidly
• Monaghan, sat firmly in the chair in the corner, sipping his tea from a china cup.1972, Winter's Tales from Ireland, volume 2, page 55. From the entry parish
• Firmly entrenched in Wuhan for more than ten years, the PLA had become accustomed to acting independently.1971, Deborah S. Davis, “The Cultural Revolution in Wuhan”, in The Cultural Revolution in the Provinces, Harvard University Press, →ISBN…. From the entry Wuhan
• The left wing of the Kuomintang was firmly established in power, and Chiang was its acknowledged head.1938, Robert Berkov, Strong Man of China: The Story of Chiang Kai-shek, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, page 49. From the entry canton
• She herself had grown old as people should grow old—steadily and firmly.1922, Elizabeth von Arnim, chapter 16, in The Enchanted April, New York: Washington Square Press, published 1995, page 216. From the entry afterglow
• The men shot their cuffs and the women stuck their combs more firmly into their back hair.1920, Sinclair Lewis, chapter IV, in Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, →OCLC, section…. From the entry shoot one's cuffs
• Chester and Prideaux were dragged firmly but not unkindly down the stairs and out through the door.1918, Rose Macaulay, chapter 11, in What Not, London: Constable, page 222. From the entry unkindly
• The frame rails must be firmly mortised into the legs to ensure stability.1901, Frederick Thomas Hodgson, The Practical Cabinet Maker and Furniture Designer, page 212. From the entry frame rail

Meaning of firmly

1. adverb In a firm or definite or strong manner.
2. adverb Securely.
3. adverb Definitively.

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How do you use firmly in a sentence?

Firmly is used as an adverb. For example: “She corrected him firmly but gently.”

What is a short sentence with firmly?

“She corrected him firmly but gently.”

What does firmly mean?

Firmly means in a firm or definite or strong manner.