How to Use equally in a Sentence

equally

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  • She's respected equally by the young and old.
  • The two projects are equally important.
  • The money will be distributed equally among the winners.
  • My opinions are equally valid.
  • Brown was equally wowed by the smooch.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Those are equally great wrap gifts.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 30 Mar. 2026
  • That’s equally true of the best books set there.
    — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • The practice works equally well for boys and girls.
    — Erin Clabough, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
  • These two methods work equally well for most plants.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Green has huge upside but equally huge risk.
    — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Not all fruits hold the airy texture equally.
    — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026
  • This recipe works equally well on both gas and charcoal grills.
    — Sunset Magazine, 1 July 2022
  • The fish was equally startled by me.
    — Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
  • But the upside can be equally large.
    — Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • His system of fees is equally vague.
    — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 10 Oct. 2025
  • But the effects are not equally felt.
    — Casey Parks, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe the regime just takes a new form, an equally depraved regime.
    — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The nails and glam were equally unmatched.
    — Larry Stansbury, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Plus, the cute racquet print looks equally stylish on and off the court.
    — Hillary Maglin, Travel + Leisure, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Viewers were equally shocked at the mishap.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • If there’s a tie, the prize will be split equally among the winners.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The business case is equally strong.
    — Jenni Morejon, Fortune, 12 June 2026
  • The right’s defense is equally blunt.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The stage's set was equally vintage.
    — Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Both sharing the blame equally?
    — Oded J K Faran, Oc Register, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Beutner has been equally blunt.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
  • His time as a constable for the past decade is equally as red-marked.
    — Joseph Darius Jaafari, The Arizona Republic, 14 Dec. 2022
  • And there’s an argument to be made that each are equally as lethal.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 13 Dec. 2021
  • That was something that mom and dad instilled in me, equally.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • Smith’s is equally well received.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026

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