profusely
Example Sentences
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“All I could do was see what was happening, correct it as best as I knew how, which was profusely apologize, refund and credit their next shop here.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
He sweated profusely and looked as if he might be dehydrated.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025
They’ve all learned to treat him with respect, to thank him profusely for everything right in the world, so to keep him on their good side.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025
As she was miscarrying and bleeding profusely, she said physicians didn’t explain that she had options for care.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2025
He was not profusely thankful and there was that silence about him, that bearded, gruff, and giant silence, that unwillingness to engage the protocols of island life.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.