not very well

Example Sentences

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ETFs can “have a lot of junk — and by junk I mean cyber companies that are actually not very well competitively positioned, but they are pure plays,” Khan said.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

“This is something that the average human is not very well equipped to do,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

As he returned to the airwaves on Monday, Greg told listeners his dad was "not very well at the moment" but he is "still with us".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

“The cleaning is often not very well done, so it’s better to do it yourself, especially the toilets,” said Botton, who was incarcerated between 2020 and 2022 in Paris-La Santé.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

I stifled a laugh, but not very well.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda