How to Use readily in a Sentence

readily

adverb
  • He readily agreed to help us.
  • They are readily killed by a light frost.
    — Special To The Denver Post, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Young plants may not branch readily.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Team owners readily agree that the first year of the game was rough.
    — Ethan Davison, Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Those sweets are long gone, but the whisky is still readily available.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Iron is most readily available to the body in meat and certain types of fish.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Heme iron comes from meat and fish products and is most readily absorbed in the body.
    — Joy Emeh, Health, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Like dark clothing, the open patches of sea soak up heat from the sun more readily.
    — Seth Borenstein, ajc, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Keep in mind, omega-3s in whole flaxseed are not readily available to the body.
    — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 8 June 2026
  • That same trend is readily apparent with free agents as well.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Part of this is the fact that credit isn’t as readily available to younger adults.
    — Svati Kirsten Narula, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Lab tests showed fat cells from the obese mice absorbed glucose and lipids more readily.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Many species and some hybrids readily self-sow in the garden.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 4 May 2026
  • Woolen seems to be readily available.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • First, there’s free testosterone, which is readily available for cells to use.
    — Ben Radding, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
  • By winter the seed pods are easy to open and the seeds readily separate from the pulp.
    — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
  • All that data is readily available in the palm of your hand today.
    — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • All that data is readily available in the palm of your hand today.
    — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But at least these red carpet looks can be readily recreated at home.
    — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Large amounts of gas are less readily available on the global market than oil.
    — Laurence Norman, WSJ, 2 May 2022
  • As the sport has boomed, all of that has become more readily available than ever.
    — Sara Bosworth, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2022
  • They can neither be readily rented nor sold.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
  • These annuals are easy to start from seed and readily self-seed at the end of each season.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 2026
  • While cocktails are a must, be sure to have water readily available too.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Once the movie slows down, the uninformed are able to ease more readily into the plot of the film.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The heat and flames can readily penetrate their bark and reach the trees’ living cells.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • One is the bet boosts that are readily available for various sports.
    — Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Some fish species are high in mercury, a heavy metal that’s readily absorbed by the body.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Some fish species are high in mercury, a heavy metal that’s readily absorbed by the body.
    — Jillian Kubala, Health, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This means her address has been readily available to the public for years.
    — Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025

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