soundly
IPA: sˈaʊndɫi
adverb
- In a thorough manner; in manner free of defect or deficiency.
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Examples of "soundly" in Sentences
- It fits the object here soundly.
- It was rejected soundly both times.
- But it was soundly rejected by the court.
- Perhaps, but soundly biblical nonetheless.
- The community soundly rejected that block.
- The measure was soundly defeated at the polls.
- This block was quickly and soundly overturned.
- The rebels counterattack but are soundly defeated.
- The proposal was soundly defeated in the referendum.
- If it is, it should be more soundly supported as such.
- _Tyrant_, &c., with which Prospero hunts his enemies "soundly," in the
- To sleep soundly, which is a blessing, is to repair and renew the body.
- Well, 40 million Americans and 10 million foreigners - a collective 1.5 million more in 2011 than in 2010 - have proven the notion soundly wrong.
- Nagourney says that Clinton's other challenges are to defeat Obama "soundly" in Pennsylvania and lead in the total popular vote after the June primaries.
- To keep the economies of Canada and the United States expanding steadily and soundly is also going to require sound and confident forward planning by private business.
- Then they had the "Old Woman in the Shoe," and Flaxie was a fierce and cruel mother, whipping her children so "soundly" that you could hear them scream half a mile off.
- He promised to send her something to prevent the wine making her sleep too soundly, meaning a composing draught to enable her to sleep, as he saw very little chance of her doing so without.
- And if a writer wants to really persuade his or her readers of something, focusing on one central idea and arguing it soundly is more likely to stick in their readers’ heads than a list of 25 reasons why such and such.
- Her father's emphasis on 'soundly' declared an approval of the deed, and she was chilled by a sickening abhorrence and dread of the cruel brute in men, such as, awakened by she knew not what, had haunted her for a year of her girlhood.