How to Use freely in a Sentence

freely

adverb
  • I will freely give my life for my country.
  • In this space, the living room freely flows into the kitchen and dining area.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2024
  • The ballet’s many child performers freely steal the show.
    Sarah L. Kaufman, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Hugh died a long time ago, but anyone who passes his creation can still freely sit on the edges of its pond and fish.
    Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
  • When diverse viewpoints are shared freely, more inspired solutions rise to the top.
    Mark Cruth, Quartz, 24 Nov. 2022
  • These people were just freely enjoying their lives and weren’t hurting anyone.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The official requested anonymity to be able to speak freely about the matter.
    Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Keep applying heat until the water pressure is restored and the water flows through freely.
    John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
  • By far outpacing Walker in fundraising, Warnock has also spent more freely.
    Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2022
  • To help Gravity move freely, Walkin' Pets donated adjustable splints to the canine.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Mark Rylance, freely chewing upon the scenery as well), a bizarre character who tries to help mentor her but gives off a decidedly creepy vibe.
    Brian Lowry, CNN, 18 Nov. 2022
  • He's been telling that story for decades—working echoes of anecdote into his populist blockbusters, freely confessing the extent to which he was profoundly changed by the divorce of his parents.
    A.a. Dowd, Chron, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The palace said the decision was made so that the princess, who retains her appellation, can more freely pursue other interests without the restrictions of being affiliated with the crown.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The right to start a business, and to sell one’s labor freely.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The day camp was born from her wish to have a place where kids could play freely.
    Ale Russian, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Keep the tension at a point where the chain doesn’t sag but can move freely in its track around the bar.
    Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • And if not, what are you allowed to freely say in the privacy of your own home in Maine?
    James Erwin, National Review, 26 Jan. 2024
  • My hands freely roamed his body but always made their way back to his ass.
    Zachary Zane, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2023
  • For the first time in more than a century, the river flowed freely by the end of August.
    Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Goats roam freely on the island, to the delight of visitors and, good news, all the goats made it out alive.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
  • The goal is to have enough room for the ingredients to move around freely while cooking.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The hippos, however, were left to roam freely in a hot, marshy area.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 6 May 2023
  • The right of broadcasters to speak freely is rooted in the First Amendment.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
  • The breathable weave is ideal for hot sleepers as the air can flow freely.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 19 Apr. 2023
  • When the atoms touched the ring, they were found to stick to it, flowing freely along that edge in one direction.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The toe box is seamless to reduce friction and allow the toes to move freely.
    Lacey Muinos, Health, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Although dads and employees could come and go freely, moms had to check in and out.
    Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Afterward the electrons were bound up in atoms, and light could flow freely.
    Marc Kamionkowski, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Jagger moved freely in what appears to be a bar in Mustique, St. Vicent and the Grenadines.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
  • Over time, for longer and longer stretches, he would be allowed to move freely among the other birds.
    Oliver Whang Andres Serrano, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023

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