How to Use handily in a Sentence

handily

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  • He won the card game handily.
  • There’s a solid play on the total here though as both teams can score handily.
    — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Measures that aren’t assured to pass handily are rarely brought to a vote.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 9 June 2021
  • UConn beat Xavier handily just last week.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This silky overnight mask single-handily changed the texture of my skin.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The tool comes with a soothing gel and fits handily into a home skincare regime.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The good news is, yes, a top seed has overcome that deficit and won the series (handily in all three games, even).
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Both men then ran for those seats in 2018 and were handily elected.
    — oregonlive, 7 Jan. 2020
  • The two battled it out until Sinner was able to take the last two games handily.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 13 July 2025
  • And in terms of the visuals, the show handily delivers on that score.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Foxx ended up winning the race handily, with just over 50 percent of the vote.
    — Michael Tarm, Star Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The Vikings won handily in their first meeting, but that was with Kirk Cousins.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Those stairs, however, came with a unique problem that was handily solved by the film’s costumer.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Still, bitcoin handily beat out the likes of stocks, bonds, gold and commodities in the other eight years.
    — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The election had been called a neck-and-neck race, but in the end Wilders handily beat all opponents.
    — Mike Corder and Raf Casert The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2023
  • But the actors handle it handily.
    — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The Gophers did not trail in either of the final two sets and led handily throughout most of them.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The Fever handily won the game because of a dominant run through the second half.
    — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2023
  • This woody vine can grow to a large scale rather quickly, handily making its way across supporting surfaces.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Not only did the Chiefs lose the game handily, but the crowd at one point showered the pop superstar with boos.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The Blue Jays win handily, 12-1.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026
  • In a race at Parkside, Seidel, a sophomore at the time, won handily.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 July 2021
  • In a race at Parkside, Seidel, a sophomore at the time, won handily.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2021
  • Rachel handily trounced Horan with a quiz all about Niall Horan.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The stew handily stands as a metaphor for the blending of heritages and cooking styles at work in Dunsmoor’s kitchen.
    — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • But Penn State still should have beaten the Bruins handily.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Even if Jones can’t go in this matchup, New York is handily favored to take care of business.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 17 June 2025
  • Trump handily won in Itasca County with about 57% of the vote.
    — Star Tribune, 28 Nov. 2020
  • Sinner won the first two sets handily and took a commanding 5-1 lead in the third, when something seemed to shift.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 28 May 2026
  • Biden handily won the state in the 2020 election, and Democrats are hoping to keep the state blue.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 2 Nov. 2021

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