How to Use easily in a Sentence

easily

adverb
  • I'm too heavy to be carried easily.
  • These ingredients are easily obtained.
  • That is easily one of my dream roles.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
  • You can't be put on your back that easily.
    — Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Utah is easily one of the best places in the world to stargaze.
    — Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2022
  • The lure of the open road can easily take a turn for the worse.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA TODAY, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Ground ivy forms mats that can't be easily pulled by hand.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Wins won’t come easily for this team.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But the chase wasn’t over that easily.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • The skin should come off easily.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Pair it easily with shorts, skirts, or trousers for mix-and-match styling.
    — Paris Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
  • The house easily allows the heat and cold to seep in.
    — Lizzie Kane, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some are on the small side so they can be easily carried once filled.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The crowd easily filled the space and spilled over onto the lawn.
    — Diana Leyva, USA TODAY, 19 June 2023
  • Grease filters can easily be cleaned with a soapy bath and scrub of a sponge.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The gun could easily fall out of that holster.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • And for the first time in his life, words about his illness came easily.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Soft spots can easily spread and lead to overall spoilage.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • This unit can easily serve as a home’s whole-house water heater.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 May 2023
  • These are the kinds of pieces that fold easily into any spring wardrobe.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Seedlings grow easily, so their spread may need to be controlled.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • To be fair, many have seemed to land on their feet and easily find other jobs.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Burns easily, though, so keep an eye on that toaster oven.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Still, the Huskies didn’t go down easily.
    — Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Pick up a six-pack of marigolds at the nursery or easily grow them from seed.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The ribs should bend easily and the meat should begin pulling back from the bones.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • This time, two runs scored easily, tying the score.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Forest could still easily have won this game.
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Blades will pull loose easily from the runners.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Benge and Bichette came home easily.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 17 May 2026

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