How to use terribly in a sentence

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• Despite her proper upbringing, we found her manners to be terribly abrasive.From the entry abrasive
• All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.From the entry bold
• I don't mind shoveling, but using a pickaxe hurts my back terribly.From the entry shovel
• Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.From the entry inefficient
• In mid-sentence, I checked myself abruptly, looking terribly embarrassed.From the entry check
• She felt terribly homesick during her first month abroad.From the entry homesick
• Her father’s death shook her terribly.From the entry shake
• A terribly painful sound never before heard in any masjid escaped Aashraf.2025, Banu Mushtaq, “Black Cobras”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 58. From the entry masjid
• I have just been patronised terribly by a blokey bloke attendant at the Hammerbarn.2022 July 28, @oberonsghost, Twitter. From the entry Hammerbarn
• Children's book author or confirmed pedophobe who found children “quite frequently not terribly likeable”?2018, Mark Dery, Born to Be Posthumous. From the entry pedophobe
• The stickwoman was terribly drawn, her arms and legs all different lengths.2016, Michael Hiebert, Sticks and Stones, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry stickwoman
• In addition to my anxieties and obsessions about my appearance, I also suffered terribly from unrequited love.2012, Kerri Sackville, The Little Book of Anxiety: Confessions From a Worried Life, London: The Robson Press, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry dagginess
• Within days she has assembled a list of Chinese underpant-makers who are terribly keen to meet me.2008, Joe Bennett, Where Underpants Come From: From Checkout to Cotton Field—Travels Through the New China and into the New Global…. From the entry underpant
• Old bottles, either empty or terribly ullaged, could be bought and reconditioned.2008, Benjamin Wallace, The Billionaire's Vinegar, page 202. From the entry ullaged
• It's odd, this life of ours, and I'm terribly aware of my culpability in said oddness.2007, Helen Boyd, She's Not the Man I Married. From the entry Jeebus
• Anker said that along with being not terribly warm, the nonelasticized layers restricted movement.2007 October 6, Ray Sikorski, “Seeing Everest as the Tallest A.T.M. in the World”, in New York Times. From the entry nonelasticized
• Keaton's new wife takes him home to her father and brothers, who all mistreat him terribly.2007, Lisa Trahair, The Comedy of Philosophy: Sense and Nonsense in Early Cinematic Slapstick, State University of New York Press, Albany…. From the entry Cinderfella
• My only minor complaint is I'm not terribly fond of Ultimate Pyro.2007 March 28, Peter Dimitriadis, “Unreachable Star Reviews March 28th, 2007 (SPOILERS)”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks (Usenet)…. From the entry Ultimateverse
• Today, a considerable number of school-age kids suffer terribly from this phobia.2006, Albert R Koch, Help Mom with the Dishes: Lessons from Life’s Classroom, page 26. From the entry sophophobia
• One was terribly bad, the next one exceptionally good, and the current one moderately good.2004, Richard, “pdocs”, in alt.support.depression (Usenet). From the entry pdoc
• She felt terribly congested, her hands started to swell and her face turned beet red.1999 March 7, Jennifer Steinhauer, “A Rise in Allergies to Latex Threatens Medical Workers”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The…. From the entry beet red
• Most Macheads are not terribly interested in "standards", because (IMHO) they tend to be inferior.1992 March 31, Daniel Norman Johnson, “Mac OS just sucks -- "ease of use" = "lack of freedom" ?”, in comp.sys.amiga.advocacy (Usenet)…. From the entry Amigahead
• Until Tagamet (cimetidine), most major drug companies didn't take tummy troubles terribly seriously.1985, Joe Graedon, Teresa Graedon, The New People's Pharmacy: Drug Breakthroughs for the '80s, Bantam, →ISBN, page 134. From the entry antacid
• It's all very "Star Trekky" and terribly exciting to see in action.1982, Robert Daniel Fierro, The New American Entrepreneur: How to Get Off the Fast Track into a Business of Your Own, Morrow, published…. From the entry Star Trekky
• He was terribly, churningly curious, although not about the details of their lesson.1980, Jane Smiley, Barn blind. From the entry churningly
• If your friends are Jewish, don’t expect them to be too terribly impressed.1979 January 25, John Dalmas, “You’re nobody till . . .”, in The Journal-News, Rockland County, N.Y., page 3M, column 1. From the entry maple-syrupy
• Do you think they should show those terribly “gruey” (gruesome and gory) pictures in driver-education classes?1966 February 24, Helen Bottel, “‘Going Steady’ Is Out, ‘Going Around’ Is In”, Helen Help Us!, in Suffolk News-Herald, volume 44, number 47. From the entry gruey
• But all those copies are terribly worn out from being read so much.1959, Terry Carr, Ron Ellik (as Carl Brandon), “Readerville”, in The BNF of Iz, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2013. From the entry eyetracks
• He may have had a terribly narrow squeak of some sort.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries. From the entry narrow squeak
• Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but true.1924 December 1, the musical "Lady, Be Good!," premiered on Broadway at the Liberty Theatre; music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira…. From the entry all dressed up and nowhere to go
• “This is going to schism Maga terribly online,” Kirk said.2025 June 14, Guy Chazan, quoting Charlie Kirk, “Trump’s anti-war pledge tested amid Maga base fear of fresh conflict”, in FT Weekend…. From the entry schism
• Shopping for jeans can be a terribly gendered experience.2021 March 1, Mel Compo, “How to Shop for Jeans as a Non-Binary Person”, in Vice, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2021. From the entry gentlethem
• It may have been effective at conveying the confusion of the situation, but it didn't make for terribly thrilling scenes.2019 April 28, Alex McLevy, “Game Of Thrones Suffers the Fog of War in the Battle against the Dead (Newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived…. From the entry muddy
• Livia seemed terribly proud of her boyfriend.2013, Bill Cotter, The Parallel Apartments, unnumbered page. From the entry puppy-lovey

Meaning of terribly

1. adverb So as to cause terror or awe.
2. adverb Very; extremely.
3. adverb Very badly.

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Questions about terribly in a sentence

How do you use terribly in a sentence?

Terribly is used as an adverb. For example: “The lion roared terribly.”

What is a short sentence with terribly?

“The lion roared terribly.”

What does terribly mean?

Terribly means so as to cause terror or awe.