adverb
Example Sentences
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The adverb is apt because dividend-paying stocks have long struggled.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
For example, the prefix er-, for “external,” yielded the adjective erbungoi, for “beautiful”; the verb eranye, meaning “to assemble”; and the adverb erchek, or “fast.”
From Scientific American • Jun. 14, 2023
She then asked whether the word “structure” was a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Moreover, it’s a dull adverb and encourages duller adjectives.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022
Malik insists that Jar Jar Binks should be a verb, adjective, and an adverb to describe whack stuff because Jar Jar Binks is the worst character in the Star Wars universe.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
