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Greatly is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Greatly in a sentence

Related words

Greatly | Great | Greater | Greatest | Greatness | Greats | Greated

Greatly meaning

  1. To a great extent or degree.
  2. Nobly; magnanimously.

Using Greatly

  • The main meaning on this page is: To a great extent or degree. | Nobly; magnanimously.
  • In the example corpus, greatly often appears in combinations such as: be greatly, greatly missed, greatly appreciated.

Context around Greatly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gescholten 1× office 1× yet 1× oxygen 1× contributed 1× benefited 1× matters 1× work 1×

Often after:

divergent 2× loved 2× reduced 2× missed 2× appreciated 2× admired 1× scolded 1× enhanced 1× strengthened 1× feared 1×

Sentence patterns with Greatly

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

admired and greatly scolded 1× and a greatly loved granny 1× be so greatly missed by 1× became a greatly appreciated teacher 1× but is greatly reduced after 1× can work greatly together 1× development office greatly strengthened with 1× dissolved oxygen greatly increases during 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a beloved wife 1× a devoted mum 1× a general priority 1× a lifelong socialist 1× academic social and 1× adding macintosh hd 1×

Common sentence endings:

and greatly scolded 1× and her family 1× be greatly appreciated 1× divergent general rules 1× family and friends 1× files and applications 1×

Words around Greatly

Just before it in the word index:

greatlife 2 greathouse 6 greatgrandchildren 2 greatest 5.038 greater 9.558 greated 2

Just after it in the word index:

greatmark 4 greatness 417 greatorex 3 greats 239 greatschools 10 greatstone 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

readers 3.195 buhari 3.194 amounts 3.193 denver 3.192 practical 3.192 survived 3.190

Corpus analysis for Greatly

  • In this selection, "greatly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gescholten, office, yet, divergent, loved and reduced stand out and add context to how "greatly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include admired and greatly scolded, and a greatly loved granny, greatly missed, greatly appreciated and greatly reduced. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "greatly" sits close to words such as readers, buhari and amounts, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with greatly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And we can work greatly together. (6 words)

A lifelong socialist who I greatly admire. (7 words)

Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

Although the most recent escalation of the conflict between Israel is relatively early and the dollar has not yet benefited greatly from it, Booth asserts that the dollar is seen as a ‘safe haven’ and shows a clear increase in the long term during crises. (45 words)

He was of ready words, very authoritative in his commands, very circumspect in his dealings with the Moors, and greatly feared yet greatly loved by all, a quality rarely found united in one captain. (34 words)

Government intervention in industry was greatly enhanced, with the National Economic Development Office greatly strengthened, with the number of "little Neddies" was increased, from eight in 1964 to twenty-one in 1970. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

American Mahjong generally has greatly divergent scoring rules, as well as greatly divergent general rules.

Bergner later confirmed the basis of the story in her autobiography Bewundert viel, und viel gescholten (Greatly Admired and Greatly Scolded).

Government intervention in industry was greatly enhanced, with the National Economic Development Office greatly strengthened, with the number of "little Neddies" was increased, from eight in 1964 to twenty-one in 1970.

He was of ready words, very authoritative in his commands, very circumspect in his dealings with the Moors, and greatly feared yet greatly loved by all, a quality rarely found united in one captain.

Under eutrophic conditions, dissolved oxygen greatly increases during the day, but is greatly reduced after dark by the respiring algae and by microorganisms that feed on the increasing mass of dead algae.

With the shift key, manufacturing costs (and therefore purchase price) were greatly reduced, and typist operation was simplified; both factors contributed greatly to mass adoption of the technology.

A beloved wife of Francis George (deceased), much loved Mum of Kevin and Chris and a greatly loved Granny.

Academic, social and environmental pressures can greatly affect students’ ability to manage their well-being.

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A devoted Mum, Mamma and great Mamma, she will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

A general priority for community-led housing within the National Planning Policy Framework would greatly aid groups on the ground.

A lifelong socialist who I greatly admire.

Alma will be so greatly missed by all who knew her.

Although he and his son’s mother are now divorced and aren’t close anymore, he still greatly appreciates her and her family.

Although the most recent escalation of the conflict between Israel is relatively early and the dollar has not yet benefited greatly from it, Booth asserts that the dollar is seen as a ‘safe haven’ and shows a clear increase in the long term during crises.

An amateur actor, she became a greatly appreciated teacher and headteacher (Whitfield and Chatton) in Northumberland and a lecturer at St. Mary's in Fenham and North Tyneside College.

And, oh yes it matters greatly who the office holders are.

And we can work greatly together.

Any advice you can offer would be greatly appreciated.

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Common combinations with greatly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "greatly" in a sentence?
An example: "American Mahjong generally has greatly divergent scoring rules, as well as greatly divergent general rules." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "greatly" from authentic English texts.
What does "greatly" mean?
Greatly means: To a great extent or degree.
How many example sentences with "greatly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "greatly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.