How to Use wildly in a Sentence

wildly

adverb
  • He was waving his arms wildly.
  • I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.
  • But his lay-in flew wildly out of his hands.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Facelift price tags range wildly.
    — Michele Promaulayko, Allure, 17 June 2026
  • And in the case of this case, this town gone wildly.
    — Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Pack odds on Elites are hearsay and can vary wildly.
    — Corey Merriman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • A lot of people do swing wildly.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The tin sheets of the treehouse roof flap wildly.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 16 May 2026
  • And some states seem to have wildly tasty options.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Most films would have been wildly profitable from that point.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 Jan. 2023
  • This may sound wildly unfair, but there’s some good news.
    — Julia Daye, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The prices for these options vary wildly.
    — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The fragrance varies wildly based on the fruit and the part of the tree used.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 June 2026
  • The settings and kinds of guest stars vary wildly from one episode to the next.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The reviews have been wildly mixed.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Its stock has swung wildly in the past few weeks as traders placed bets on its fortunes.
    — Lauren Hirsch, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Fans cheered wildly as Kelce showed off his team cap and wine-and-gold shirt.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 24 May 2026
  • But the wildly popular dancer was not beloved the world over.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • In my second at-bat, my team cheered wildly for me on every pitch.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Are two point guards with wildly divergent styles one too many?
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023
  • When the smiling pontiff was wheeled in, those there cheered wildly.
    — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2025
  • Those first assessments have proven wildly off the mark.
    — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout the game, Bradley wildly missed his spots up and down in the zone.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • But back then, there were just no guardrails, so these guys could be wildly inventive.
    — Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026
  • And that was a wildly unpopular thing to do at the time.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 1 June 2026
  • Folks are not making as much money but the cost of living is wildly high.
    — Hazlitt, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The cocktail menu is wildly creative too.
    — Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Now the two groups look wildly different.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • My wife is wildly social and has friends coming and going all the time.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Feel free to speculate wildly, of course.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025

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