How to Use moderately in a Sentence

moderately

adverb
  • Use open shelving moderately and have a plan for styling them.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Turn heat up to moderately high and put chicken breasts in the skillet.
    — Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 22 Jan. 2026
  • All of these plants, as well as most other houseplants, grow best when kept moderately moist.
    — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The dough is topped moderately so the sauce and toppings don’t make the crust soggy or floppy.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Yet even these latter shapes were rated moderately well.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2025
  • Hill says even the curtain washing is better left for a snow (or, at least moderately chilly) day.
    — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • The finish is moderately long, with lingering notes of caramel, fruit, and a touch of spice.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • This low-growing, emerald-green sedge spreads rapidly, and grows in moderately dry to moist soils.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Knead dough in stand mixer to make a moderately soft dough that is elastic (about 3 minutes).
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Verbena grows moderately fast, reaching full size in a few weeks.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • This hike is moderately difficult over four miles.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Place the plant in bright, indirect light and water moderately when the top inches of soil feel dry.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Star jasmine is moderately salt tolerant but not cold hardy.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Star jasmine is moderately salt tolerant but not cold hardy.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Star jasmine is moderately salt tolerant but not cold hardy.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Drinking oat milk can raise your blood sugar moderately quickly.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 Apr. 2026
  • In one study, adults with moderately high cholesterol ate two whole apples daily for 12 weeks.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Rogers added that temperatures will cool down moderately because of the cold front.
    — Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
  • Hot and even moderately hot pans will scorch the 10% resin content, turning it brown or yellow.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 30 June 2026
  • And, with some of the money from selling the house, start investing moderately.
    — Adriana Morga, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • And, with some of the money from selling the house, start investing moderately.
    — Adriana Morga, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
  • And aside from the beauty, the roughly 6-mile out-and-back hike is also a moderately tough workout.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Dec. 2025
  • The texture is moderately oily and robust.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • The place is small and moderately expensive.
    — Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
  • In the short term, males are only moderately polygynous.
    — New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2026
  • At the time, the body was already moderately decomposed.
    — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • Going from working class to (moderately) rich.
    — Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
  • The still-nearly-full moon will cross in front of and eclipsing the moderately bright star Regulus.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Even Hughie only seems moderately disturbed this time.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 May 2026
  • In moderately cold conditions, count on the large leaves to persist long into winter.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025

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