Explore Glibly through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like slickly. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Glibly meaning
In a glib manner.
Synonyms of Glibly
Using Glibly
- The main meaning on this page is: In a glib manner.
- Useful related words include: slickly.
- In the example corpus, glibly often appears in combinations such as: not glibly.
Context around Glibly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glibly
- In this selection, "glibly" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, now, william, repeat, spun and covered stand out and add context to how "glibly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include activists so glibly repeat and can be glibly spun away. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glibly" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glibly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And it seems he still harbors the notion that legitimate concerns over privacy and security can be glibly spun away. (20 words)
This includes Republicans that glibly say that hordes of phantom Democratic voters are stealing elections and not getting caught, which is a knowing lie. (24 words)
Oxford University historian and theologian John Hedley Brooke wrote that "when natural philosophers referred to laws of nature, they were not glibly choosing that metaphor. (25 words)
Dokic now contends that members of the news media who glibly covered her father’s outbursts should have shown more concern for the teenage girl in his grips and understood that his private behavior was likely worse. (37 words)
It should be the work of my rivals who are finding it difficult to catch up with my work … they clearly created the fake account and went on to glibly comment on their own posts,” he said. (37 words)
John Nery, associate editor and a columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which has also come under attack from the government, said fake news is now glibly used by people who don’t like what they hear. (37 words)
Example sentences (9)
Nonetheless, a little research will reveal that there isn’t even a settled definition of “mass shooting” among the people who produce the statistics anti-gun activists so glibly repeat.
Other activists are also stepping out and up for help to shortcut this mindless march into what is not glibly being called the Sixth Extinction on Earth.
And it seems he still harbors the notion that legitimate concerns over privacy and security can be glibly spun away.
Dokic now contends that members of the news media who glibly covered her father’s outbursts should have shown more concern for the teenage girl in his grips and understood that his private behavior was likely worse.
It should be the work of my rivals who are finding it difficult to catch up with my work … they clearly created the fake account and went on to glibly comment on their own posts,” he said.
John Nery, associate editor and a columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which has also come under attack from the government, said fake news is now glibly used by people who don’t like what they hear.
This includes Republicans that glibly say that hordes of phantom Democratic voters are stealing elections and not getting caught, which is a knowing lie.
William glibly says that he survived with nothing worse than a major case of commitment issues that ruined things with one boyfriend and went on to become a tech billionaire.
Oxford University historian and theologian John Hedley Brooke wrote that "when natural philosophers referred to laws of nature, they were not glibly choosing that metaphor.
Common combinations with glibly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: