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How to use handsomely in a sentence

21 example sentences · adverb

Handsomely means regarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner. Example: “I was handsomely praised for my part in stopping the robber.”

Examples of handsomely by meaning

adverbRegarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner.

  • a handsomely brooding man

adverbIn a manner conforming to accepted standards of behaviour; appropriately, decently, graciously; also (more strongly)...

  • I was handsomely praised for my part in stopping the robber.

adverbWith an attractive or elegant appearance; attractively, finely, splendidly.

  • to dress handsomely

adverbRegarding an undesirable occurrence (such as defeat or punishment): harshly, severely; (by extension) completely...

  • Still, he tucked in handsomely to bacon and tomato on fried bread, felicitating himself on the considered wisdom of his arrival in the character of guest to Bradly.1938, Norman Lindsay, chapter VIII, in Age of Consent, London: T[homas] Werner Laurie […], →OCLC, page 76
  • The through Moorgate service has been most handsomely speeded up, and suburban trains in both directions now run non-stop between Kings Cross (Underground) and Elstree.1960 February, “The Dieselised St. Pancras Suburban Service”, in Trains Illustrated, London: Ian Allan Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 95

More sentences with handsomely

  • Just look at John. He's really handsomely turned out.From the entry turned out
  • Nevertheless, a number of tech stocks have returned handsomely this year and outperformed MAMAA's returns.2021 December 22, Aniruddha Ganguly, “5 Tech Stocks That Have Crushed MAMAA in 2021”, in Nasdaq, Zacks Investment Research, archived from…. From the entry MAMAA
  • With their fine bindings, steel engravings, and handsomely printed pages, the annuals were products of good bookmanship.2013, Kevin J. Hayes, Edgar Allan Poe in Context, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 184. From the entry bookmanship
  • PwC consultants enjoy company-paid club memberships and are paid much more handsomely than their equivalents at IBM.2005, “Organizational Environments and Cultures”, in Chuck Williams, Management, 3rd edition, Mason, OH: South-Western, →ISBN, page 62. From the entry PWCer
  • On it, in front of the fire, would be placed the cake, and it would bake handsomely.1988, Tadhg Ó Buachalla, translated by Aindrias Ó Muimhneacháin, Stories from the Tailor, Cork, Munster: Mercier Press, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry bastable cake
  • The sea shimmered there, and turned, at last, into a moonglade, through which she glided handsomely.1945, Edmund Gilligan, Voyage of the Golden Hind. From the entry moonglade
  • Podson stayed till after five, though he handsomely apologized for outstaying a call.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 149. From the entry call
  • The white-bellied sea eagle is almost as big as a wedgie and handsomely marked in grey and white.2003, Susannah Farfor, David Andrew, Hugh Finlay, Northern Territory, page 27. From the entry wedgie
  • Even more incredible is the legion of two-year-olds who win handsomely as juveniles and then disappear from the racetrack.1972, Edward Samuel Montgomery, The Thoroughbred, page 449. From the entry juvenile
  • A small crowd gathers to gaze at the spick-and-span coach, the four stylish bay-browns, the coachman handsomely be-frocked, be-toppered and be-gloved.1926, James Agate, The Common Touch, Chapman and Hall, page 83. From the entry be-toppered
  • Enter Benedict Bridgerton, the boho son of the family at the centre of Netflix's much-loved series, handsomely striding into the masquerade ball.2025 September 13, Daniel Thomas, “Lunch with the FT: Shonda Rhimes”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times…. From the entry boho
  • I like this kind of stuff.” “But you will be handsomely rewarded if you just keep your hands off of this money.” “Right, right.2006 July 6, Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney, “Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare” (5:41 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in…. From the entry vig
  • It’s really quite a mansion—a great many large rooms: picture-gallery, ball-room, and all that; and the dinner itself was very handsomely done.1919, Henry B[lake] Fuller, “Cope Dines—and Tells About It”, in Bertram Cope’s Year: A Novel, Chicago, Ill.: Ralph Fletcher Seymour, The…. From the entry ball-room
  • I want to bring her round to the wind handsomely, to prevent taking in another of those green seas aboard when we get broadside-on.1901, The Ghost Ship author=John Conroy Hutcheson, Chapter Six. From the entry broach to
  • Three of them—Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee, and Newt Gingrich—had contracts with Fox News that paid them handsomely to say outrageous and thus bankable things on a regular basis.2013, Jonathan Alter, chapter 14, in The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 176. From the entry bankable
  • I think this is am opportunity for some new attention that would pay off handsomely in maintaining the health and vigor that we described as a goal of our work.1989, Irwin H. Rosenberg, “Summary comments”, in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, volume 50, number 5, →DOI, pages 1231-1233. From the entry sarcopenia

Meaning of handsomely

  1. adverb Regarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner.
  2. adverb In a manner conforming to accepted standards of behaviour; appropriately, decently, graciously; also (more strongly), generously, magnanimously.
  3. adverb In an elegant or graceful manner; elegantly, gracefully, neatly, nicely.

Full definition of handsomely

Questions about handsomely in a sentence

How do you use handsomely in a sentence?
Handsomely is used as an adverb. For example: “I was handsomely praised for my part in stopping the robber.”
What is a short sentence with handsomely?
“to dress handsomely”
What does handsomely mean?
Handsomely means regarding a person's action: in a handsome or good-looking manner.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handsomely (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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