lustily

Example Sentences

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The plants are growing lustily in late summer, although Kolding only waters them once a week on Saturdays for an hour with drip irrigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2025

Some of the goals were outstanding finishes, lustily banged home by players who couldn't believe their luck.

From BBC • Oct. 1, 2024

The same fans who cheer him now were booing lustily every time he stepped to the plate.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

The baby screamed so lustily that I missed a lot of the first scene and then had to race to catch up, so swiftly did Mays move through the text, sometimes narrating, sometimes embodying.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2022

Olanna watched as Odenigbo sang lustily, and she tried to sing too, but the words lay stale on her tongue.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie