How to Use badly in a Sentence
badly
adverb
- She wanted the job badly.
- I'm badly in need of a vacation.
- He played badly but I played even worse.
- His fingers were badly frozen.
- The failure reflects badly on the administration.
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But what exactly is the universe’s hum, and why do scientists want to hear it so badly?
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Jacob Siegal,
BGR,
4 Jan. 2023
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Here are the standout moments from a year of travelers behaving badly.
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Maureen O'Hare,
CNN,
30 Dec. 2022
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An autopsy indicated Díaz had been badly beaten and died from a blow to the head.
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Fabiola Sánchez and Fernanda Pesce,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 Dec. 2022
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The coaches were set to go with Beck for the second game of the season, but Bennett badly outplayed him in practice.
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Billy Witz,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2023
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The waitress also brought over a cannister of Kraft parmesan powder, which was badly expired.
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E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
6 Jan. 2023
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Whatever the truth, the stakes in this billionaire feud just got considerably higher, and someone is poised to lose badly.
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Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
11 Jan. 2023
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The narrative changed from the regular season doesn’t matter to badly needing a victory.
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Duane Rankin,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Jan. 2023
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According to Lockley, he may have been badly wounded and captured as one of the last survivors of Nobunaga’s inner circle.
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Jacquelyne Germain,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Jan. 2023
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Though both sides in the war hope to go back on the offensive, the fighting has badly depleted their stocks of tanks and lighter armored vehicles, which are essential to rapid movement on the battlefield.
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Steven Erlanger,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2023
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Ukrainian officials said that the fire from inaccurate Russian rocket artillery had left 18 people badly injured.
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James Marson,
WSJ,
24 Dec. 2022
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The game flipped – and badly – quickly on the Brewers in this one.
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Journal Sentinel,
15 May 2023
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When the smoke cleared, the tree was still standing, but it had been badly charred.
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Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Aug. 2024
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How could a No. 7 seed be crushing the No. 2 seed so badly?
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Christopher Kuhagen,
Journal Sentinel,
14 Jan. 2024
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It's become a test of how badly a coach wants this job, but that was one of the goals all along.
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Nate Atkins,
The Indianapolis Star,
3 Feb. 2023
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The one story nobody has is the time he got beat badly.
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Jimmy Watkins,
cleveland,
2 Aug. 2023
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The beach near the tracks has eroded badly in recent years.
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Philip Diehl,
The Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2024
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Disney fans agree that this section of the park badly needs change.
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Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2024
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Once officers arrived at the scene of the crash, a man, badly injured was found in the scene.
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The Arizona Republic,
13 Aug. 2023
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In his hard moment, Ovechkin wanted badly to get back on the ice.
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Stephen Whyno,
ajc,
22 Feb. 2023
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Stanford’s defense was so badly stumped, Keister said the field was wide open all the way to the end zone.
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Ndaschel,
oregonlive,
19 Sep. 2023
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The old bull was bleeding badly from a cut in his right shoulder.
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Anton Money,
Outdoor Life,
15 Aug. 2024
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On a day when emotions were high and Brady was back in the house, the Patriots stumbled badly from the blocks.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Sep. 2023
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In the last five losses, ASU has been beaten, in many cases badly, on the boards.
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Michelle Gardner,
The Arizona Republic,
9 Feb. 2023
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But there is a gradation of injury even among those hurt badly enough to be sent to a trauma unit.
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Paul Sisson,
The Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2024
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The Russian government wanted to put pressure on the United States by treating me badly.
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CBS News,
20 Oct. 2024
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