handily

Example Sentences

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Cox went on to lose handily to Newsom in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

A win in that game would set up a rematch in Columbia with No. 1-seed South Carolina, who beat the Trojans handily when they met in November.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The 36-year-old former mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, also handily defeated Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, the 74-year-old former prime minister, in Oli’s longtime stronghold.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Target reported fourth-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.44, handily ahead of analysts’ estimates calling for $2.16, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

IN mandarin, change is handily expressed: a quick le at the end of the sentence will do it, as in tamen gaoxing le — now they are happy.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen