How to use suitably in a sentence
21 example sentences · adverb
Suitably means in a suitable manner; with propriety. Example: “I am no expert in geometry, but I am suitably oriented in it.”
Examples of suitably by meaning
adverbIn a suitable manner; with propriety.
- Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
More sentences with suitably
- I am no expert in geometry, but I am suitably oriented in it.From the entry oriented
- When two pieces of leather have to be overlapped they must be suitably skived.2013, F. Y. Golding, The Manufacture Of Boots And Shoes, →ISBN. From the entry skive
- The G35's exterior styling . . . looks suitably sporty but lacks the Caddy's curb appeal.2009 October 1, Douglas Kott, “2008 Cadillac CTS vs. 2007 Infiniti G35 Sport”, in Road and Track, retrieved 31 Jul 2011. From the entry curb appeal
- Suitably stimulated, Superfag turns on his platforms and dances off through the empty hallways, his henchboys behind.2009, Tony Fletcher, Hedonism. From the entry henchboy
- So the British Arean Company had been formed, with suitably orchestrated media fanfare.2003 July, Kage Baker, “The Empress of Mars”, in Asimov's Science Fiction. From the entry Arean
- The structure of oronymies of the west-Slavonic region was suitably supplemented by I.1992, Slovak Review - Volumes 1-2, page 194. From the entry oronymy
- Berssenberger's liberal enlargement is admirably printed, by the gum-bichromate process, on a particularly but suitably texturous paper.1929, The Photographic Journal, volume 69. From the entry texturous
- You will need high-tensile wire and suitably grounded posts.2005, Daniel H. Wilson, How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Bloomsbury,, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry Ewok
- And you looked suitably bridegroomy in your best man outfit.1997, Miranda Lee, Two-Week Wife, Harlequin, →ISBN. From the entry bridegroomy
- She is a restaurateuse of great distinction, suitably garlanded by Michelin, and she had just opened an eating house in Paris.1988, Russell Harty, Mr Harty’s Grand Tour, Century Hutchinson, page 16. From the entry restaurateuse
- We can more suitably compare Bamian with the caves of the thousand Buddhas in Tun-huang in the Nan-shan.1928, Emil Trinkler, translated by B. K. Featherstone, Through the Heart of Afghanistan, Faber & Gwyer, page 142. From the entry Tun-huang
- There is no occasion to study attire so long as one is suitably clothed for the warm days of September.1920, A.S. Horwood, The Sphere:An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, page 62. From the entry study
- In clinical practice, it shall be develop and implement suitably effective coating strategies on definitive prosthetic transgingival abutments or on zirconia crowns.2015 October 22, “Evaluation in a Dog Model of Three Antimicrobial Glassy Coatings: Prevention of Bone Loss around Implants and Microbial…. From the entry transgingival
- We used to watch the Poshocracy from our window as they walked about the court, met, waved gaily, exchanged suitably jolly greetings.2013, Christopher Isherwood, Lions and Shadows, page 37. From the entry poshocracy
- In his mind's eye he'd seen himself hauling the perpetrator off in chains after a suitably Schwarzeneggeresque rescue of the imperiled heroine.2008, Nevada Barr, Endangered Species. From the entry Schwarzeneggeresque
- Thurston Dart was a man suitably underawed by military reputations and he did not hesitate to engage in light-hearted banter with his Principal.2003, Roy Fullick, Shan Hackett: The Pursuit of Exactitude, page 202. From the entry underawe
- May your life be extended.’ I touched my head, eyes and heart, in a suitably ceremonial way. ‘Thou talkest like a book’, he muttered.1987, Idries Shah, “Pliny Rules in Badgersden”, in Adventures, Facts and Fantasy in Darkest England, London: The Octagon Press, →ISBN…. From the entry talk like a book
- Suitably mouthed, it sounds frightfully Irish.1967 October 30, Myles na gCopaleen, “Language Please”, in The Irish Times, page 10. From the entry mahogany gaspipe
- Some clever person came up with the apt name of little John (or big John for the optimist) for a suitably shaped container for those who were caught short.2009, Colin Cox, Short Hops Across the Atlantic, page 174. From the entry caught short
- Parenthetically, this line treatment suggests an attempt to mimic the agnathous (jawless) head, if we suppose that the jaw area was colored suitably dark in contrast to the face proper.2007, James Brown, “Sequencing the Braden Style within Mississippian Period Art and Iconography”, in Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms…. From the entry agnathous
Meaning of suitably
- adverb In a suitable manner; with propriety.
Questions about suitably in a sentence
- How do you use suitably in a sentence?
- Suitably is used as an adverb. For example: “I am no expert in geometry, but I am suitably oriented in it.”
- What is a short sentence with suitably?
- “Suitably mouthed, it sounds frightfully Irish.”
- What does suitably mean?
- Suitably means in a suitable manner; with propriety.
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