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

Alonso didn’t quite get that treatment when he stepped to the plate after Rodriguez, but they lustily cheered each of his swings that didn’t result in a home run.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

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

Their swords were wooden sticks, broom handles from the look of them, and they were rushing across the grass, swinging at each other lustily.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin