handsomely

Example Sentences

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Three months after taking office as prime minister, Anutin dissolved parliament and called the election, a bet that has paid off handsomely.

From Barron's

Fern was also the most handsomely paid newspaper columnist of her time, period.

From The Wall Street Journal

For TCI, big, longstanding bets on aerospace companies paid off handsomely.

From The Wall Street Journal

Of course, some low P/E ratio stocks deserve their low valuations, so not every stock with a low ratio proceeds to perform handsomely.

From MarketWatch

But that’s unlikely to last for long—odds are that some other team will pay him handsomely to actually become their starter next year.

From The Wall Street Journal