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
For them, it is just an adverb or verb they use calmly and constantly.
From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022
Please learn the difference between an adverb and an adjective.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Indeed, it’s a good habit to at least consider moving an adverb to the end of the verb phrase.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
