How to Use fairly in a Sentence

fairly

adverb
  • He beat me fairly and squarely.
  • He reports fairly on the issues.
  • I told the story as fairly as possible.
  • It's a fairly common disease.
  • The sky was clear, and the air was fairly warm.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The bed should stay fairly weed-free for years.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026
  • If your berries are fairly small, then don’t chop.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Or stay the course and trust the courts to sort it all out fairly?
    — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
  • But the rub is that the Truck is fairly bare-bones.
    — Sara Lacey, The Drive, 25 June 2026
  • My love of reading came at a fairly young age.
    — Nina West september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The road to a finished film is fairly clear.
    — Daren Smith, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
  • The snakes are also fairly wide and heavy.
    — Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
  • The mixture should be a fairly thick puree.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • But the details of that work were fairly sparse.
    — ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
  • At that hour, the place was fairly empty.
    — Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • For one, savings rates are fairly low these days.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The way this works is fairly simple.
    — Jon Bergdoll, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a very small control room and fairly small live room.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022
  • At least that’s a fairly swift and amusing enough process.
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Now, on the downside, that's a fairly large place.
    — Loz Blain september 20, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Over the years, Duff has been fairly open with her life as a mom.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The tablets are fairly easy to swallow.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The putt is fairly straight and uphill.
    — John Dunlap, Charlotte Observer, 18 June 2026
  • Some are fairly easy to define.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That we will be treated fairly.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • One surged; the other held fairly steady.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The mixture should be fairly thick.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • Pine straw turns brown fairly quickly.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Leon was a fairly new hire at the restaurant, with less than a month on the job.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 June 2024
  • The driveways are fairly short, and at the top of hers, the garage door hangs open.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026

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