How to Use swimmingly in a Sentence

swimmingly

adverb
  • We expect everything to go swimmingly.
  • Seems like things are going swimmingly with these two.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • A week later, things are going swimmingly for the new gal pals.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2017
  • Draw in the ladders where things went swimmingly and your project shot forward.
    — Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Even if that process goes swimmingly, his injury record is far from spotless.
    — Mat Issa, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
  • For a while, the chain’s revival seemed to be going swimmingly.
    — Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2025
  • The timing of that deal worked out swimmingly for Bright Path.
    — Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Things with Mel’s sons go pretty swimmingly.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
  • So this launch, the first of the year for ULA, seemed to go swimmingly.
    — Amy Thompson, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The vibe is relaxed, but things aren’t going swimmingly for these denizens of one-percent-dom.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 19 June 2024
  • The White House, of course, knows things aren't going swimmingly.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • So far, that’s going swimmingly.
    — Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Sotheby’s latest watch events went rather swimmingly.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Through nine games, things were going swimmingly for Cousins and the Falcons.
    — Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Preseason, as far as the club’s fitness coach could see, was going swimmingly.
    — New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The meet went incredibly well with both roosters getting along swimmingly with the rest of the birds.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
  • His first trip through the lineup went swimmingly, with five strikeouts, no walks and one hit on 41 pitches.
    — Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • Prewett got along swimmingly with Weber’s mom, Barbara — and even caught the bouquet at the end of the day.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2020
  • Borders said his proposal didn’t go swimmingly.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
  • So far in my attempt to become friends with Taylor Swift, things are going swimmingly.
    — Sally Kohn, Marie Claire, 22 Sep. 2015
  • The walkthrough was going swimmingly until the couple reached the basement.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 28 Aug. 2019
  • Now, however, things aren’t going so swimmingly.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • All is going swimmingly, and then, the couple finds a mysterious box of money in the attic.
    — Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Luckily, there are plenty o’ fish, and brave souls Megan and Brian are sure to find their way swimmingly.
    — David Perloff, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Playing all three damage stars worked swimmingly for the Fuel against the Outlaws.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 23 July 2020
  • Steven Spielberg's Jaws was an instant classic, but the sequel went over less swimmingly.
    — Jacob Linden, Redbook, 28 July 2023
  • Bediako isn’t the first player whose attempt to head back to college after going pro hasn’t gone swimmingly.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
  • This season, under new coach Marco Sturm, things didn’t go swimmingly at first, either.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But things haven’t gone swimmingly for either team of late, and that has led to grumbling about Reinsdorf’s stewardship from fans of both teams.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
  • The Mahomes scramble Things were going so swimmingly for the Lions at the start of the year.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2019

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