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How to use methodically in a sentence

12 example sentences · adverb

Methodically means in a methodical manner; with order. Example: “The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.”

Examples of methodically by meaning

adverbIn a methodical manner; with order.

  • He felt his teeth methodically, one after the other, with a vibrato movement of finger and thumb.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 429

More sentences with methodically

  • The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.From the entry dismember
  • The teacher greeted us and moved methodically through the room, placing an object on each student's desk.2021, Lisa Miller, chapter 2, in The Awakened Brain, →ISBN, page 37. From the entry time
  • His expression slack, Green Spider methodically pried out another clod and swallowed it.1995, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear, People of the Lakes, Macmillan, →ISBN. From the entry cannibal
  • It is premethodical empathy, which has to be checked methodically.2012, J. N. Mohanty, Phenomenology and the Human Sciences, page 103. From the entry premethodical
  • He emptied four and began methodically packing.2010 April 27, S.M. Stirling, The Sky People, volume 1, Tom Doherty Associates, →ISBN, page 154. From the entry shamboo
  • Club associates were summoned to a member's house where the body was methodically stripped off and salvage parts designated for use.2008, Fred Thomas, Car Club Memories: Personal Stories from Three Dynamic Decades of Cruisin', Competition, and Cool Cars, AuthorHouse…. From the entry club car
  • It was applied methodically, carefully, resolutely, as in the fashion of a Satin-bird with charcoal, desiccated wood or blue from laundry-bags.1948, Alec H. Chisholm, Bird Wonders of Australia, page 13. From the entry blue
  • The phenomenon, nevertheless, is probably greatly underreported, because to my knowledge no one has searched methodically—using suitable nuclear genetic markers—for vertebrate polyembryos in nature.2008, John Avise, Clonality, →ISBN. From the entry polyembryo
  • Kefi is achieved methodically and systematically through drink, increasingly intimate subject matter in the songs sung, escalating expressions of feelings, and private relationships among the guests.2019, Tina Bucuvelas, editor, Greek Music in America. From the entry kefi
  • Not so very long ago, I would have lugged around twenty pounds of brochures and methodically checked off exhibitors in the showguide until my blistered feet forced a halt.1988, Steven K. Roberts, Computing Across America, page 326. From the entry showguide
  • “Our priority is to make relationships with people,” says Mariana Gomes, a bubbly social worker who methodically jots down whom she meets and what they need in a giant binder.2024 July 12, Dominique Soguel, “How Portugal became a world leader in fighting drug addiction”, in The Christian Science Monitor. From the entry bubbly

Meaning of methodically

  1. adverb In a methodical manner; with order.

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Questions about methodically in a sentence

How do you use methodically in a sentence?
Methodically is used as an adverb. For example: “The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.”
What is a short sentence with methodically?
“He emptied four and began methodically packing.”
What does methodically mean?
Methodically means in a methodical manner; with order.

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