How to Use happily in a Sentence
happily
adverb
- They lived happily ever after.
- We happily accept credit cards.
- They have been happily married for 12 years.
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The dog’s rump is attached to the front of the bird, and the result trots happily along.
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Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2023
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The two have since moved passed it, and are still happily in love.
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Haley Kluge,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2022
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The group kneaded and rolled out the dough and joked happily.
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Elisabetta Povoledo,
New York Times,
23 Mar. 2023
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But while their children grow up happily, the idyll comes to an end.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2022
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But then, having achieved mastery over the Sphere, Phish will happily put it in the past.
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Geoff Edgers,
Washington Post,
11 Apr. 2024
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On a hill about 50 yards away, a half dozen of them were happily munching grass.
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Johannes Lichtman,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2024
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But the war is not over, and Han and Leia will have to fight for their happily ever after.
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Barbara Vandenburgh,
USA TODAY,
26 July 2022
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This is one of life's headaches that can be resolved happily.
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Rich Ceppos,
Car and Driver,
12 Apr. 2023
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Fast forward a few years, and the pair is now happily married with two kids.
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Jessica Booth,
PEOPLE.com,
28 July 2022
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Folks happily take a break from the hustle and bustle the season brings.
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Chloe Gorman,
Country Living,
19 Oct. 2022
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The room, the music, the service and, happily, the food, is indisputably sunny.
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Mara Severin | Eating Out,
Anchorage Daily News,
27 Apr. 2023
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In the photos, Usher grins at his youngest son, and there's a video of the baby giggling happily.
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Julie Tremaine,
Peoplemag,
11 May 2023
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Yang compiles the list and will happily dole out advice.
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Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2023
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In the clip, the group happily sings along to the 1983 hit, with some performers strumming along on guitars.
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Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
23 Oct. 2024
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And as the group’s inclusion was a long time coming, the news was happily greeted.
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Daniel Vaillancourt,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2024
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And so is the director and the producer and, happily, so is AMC.
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Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2022
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At the time of the bombing, Marsha was happily married, with a 21-year-old son, Cody, and a daughter, Frankie, 23.
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Bonnie Miller Rubin,
Good Housekeeping,
9 Oct. 2022
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The Woolworth heiress was in her bath happily chatting with her masseuse, the bathroom door ajar.
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Carl Hoffman,
Washington Post,
24 June 2024
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Some guests happily kicked off their heels and loafers to head onto the sand, while others cozied up around a fire pit on the deck.
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Jamila Stewart,
Vogue,
11 Oct. 2023
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The Tigers would happily take that from Keith in his age-22 season.
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Ryan Ford,
Detroit Free Press,
30 Sep. 2024
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For much of the Seventies and Eighties, fans happily took to the cassette.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2022
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The concierge will happily arrange babysitting and a stroller to use during your stay.
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Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2024
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Both Alexa and Brennon and Matt and Colleen are still happily married.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
9 Nov. 2022
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There's more to the fairytale of Shrek and Fiona's happily ever after.
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Kimi Robinson,
USA TODAY,
10 July 2024
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Biden could happily campaign in New Hampshire, which may again be a swing state in 2024.
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Walter Shapiro,
The New Republic,
17 Feb. 2023
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There are always twists, turns, and jagged edges on the road to happily ever after.
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Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
18 Sep. 2024
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And the two parties will live and work happily ever after.
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Malaika Jabali,
Essence,
1 Aug. 2023
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