Explore Firmly through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like firm or steadfastly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Firmly in a sentence
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Firmly meaning
- In a firm or definite or strong manner.
- Securely.
- Definitively.
Synonyms of Firmly
Using Firmly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a firm or definite or strong manner. | Securely. | Definitively.
- Useful related words include: firm, steadfastly, unwaveringly, securely.
- In the example corpus, firmly often appears in combinations such as: firmly in, firmly on, firmly believe.
Context around Firmly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Firmly
- In this selection, "firmly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, stand, sit, set, believe, behind and oppose stand out and add context to how "firmly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a firmly multi aligned and and we firmly oppose and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "firmly" sits close to words such as brazilian, calif and defendants, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with firmly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Also confirms the toilet seat is firmly, firmly down. (9 words)
And when they do, the film is firmly behind him. (10 words)
A firmly multi-aligned Indo-Pacific has significant implications for U.S. foreign policy. (14 words)
A traditional way of packing the pipe is to fill the bowl and then pack gently to about ⅓ full, fill again and pack slightly more firmly to about ⅔ full, and then pack more firmly still to the top. (40 words)
And I’d like to remind you that they’re firmly on the side of the people who two years to the day earlier were trying to hang the Vice President and were smearing human feces on the walls. (39 words)
A combination of a speakeasy and tiki bar, Danny C’s will sit firmly in the middle as a Tikeasy; with no password access required, but with the professional speakeasy service style and quality. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Also confirms the toilet seat is firmly, firmly down.
But by the time he made his first successful presidential bid in 2016, Trump was firmly Republican — and firmly against abortion access.
I for one stand firmly behind Mr. de Ruyter and firmly believes that he is going to kick Eskom straight and spanner them right.
Our position is really straightforward, because we firmly oppose and work aggressively to address BDS on campus, and we firmly oppose and work aggressively to address anti-Semitism.
I firmly believe that children do, in fact, need media representation involving puberty and sexual growth; I also firmly believe that this representation should never be done for comedic or sexual purposes.
A traditional way of packing the pipe is to fill the bowl and then pack gently to about ⅓ full, fill again and pack slightly more firmly to about ⅔ full, and then pack more firmly still to the top.
Aberdeen manager Barry Robson was firmly in the firing line among the support following his side’s 6-0 thrashing by Celtic at Celtic Park.
A circumstance that is believed by everyone around them to be "crazy", but that they firmly believe is true.
A combination of a speakeasy and tiki bar, Danny C’s will sit firmly in the middle as a Tikeasy; with no password access required, but with the professional speakeasy service style and quality.
A firmly multi-aligned Indo-Pacific has significant implications for U.S. foreign policy.
A giant tree has fallen and, therefore, this tree leaves a void and a crater where this great tree was firmly rooted," Mapisa-Nqakula said.
And I’d like to remind you that they’re firmly on the side of the people who two years to the day earlier were trying to hang the Vice President and were smearing human feces on the walls.
And so, with his back straight in his chair and jaw set firmly he gave some word of advice.
And when they do, the film is firmly behind him.
And, with his Hollywood career now firmly in abeyance, he decided that the best way to make waves as a political pundit was via YouTube.
And with the last week of March firmly in the rearview mirror, the Index stands 15.7% higher year to date, wrapping up a first quarter that showed overall strong momentum.
A new proposal will put the well-being of citizens and the economy firmly in the grasp of government bureaucrats.
Another reason that I prefer to keep my feet planted firmly on the ground.
Any violation of environmental laws in this part of the country should be dealt with firmly to protect it from further destruction.
Arrange your desired ingredients in the center of the rice, and then roll the bamboo mat up firmly to create a sushi roll.
Common combinations with firmly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- firmly in 33×
- firmly on 17×
- firmly believe 16×
- is firmly 12×
- has firmly 10×
- was firmly 8×
- firmly believes 6×
- we firmly 6×
- firmly with 6×
- firmly established 6×