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

“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

Balbir Singh, representing Shah, admitted the plot was "not very well planned and went wrong immediately" but his client felt "regret and remorse".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

But it's not very well known that it comes back to Ricardo.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2025

Mark Antony could not very well contradict this statement without admitting that he actually had suffered a crushing defeat.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby