READILY in a Sentence

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123 example sentences for READILY, such as:

1. It was a matter not readily determined.
2. Boats are readily available to visitors.
3. The plants readily respond to these stimuli.
4. He made a proposal to me and I readily consented.
5. The difference between the two is readily discernible.

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 Meanings and Examples of READILY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
readily
 ad.  easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
Classic Sentence: (108 in 8 pages)
1  It did not come back to him readily and he spoke slowly, occasionally falling silent for a space as he waited for phrases to rise from his memory.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XL
2  This explanation was readily understood by Melanie who was hypersensitive about all matters relating to childbirth.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
3  Until she was two years old she went to sleep readily in the nursery she shared with Wade and Ella.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LII
4  It was a matter not readily determined.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
5  Three better, more likely sea-officers and men, each in his own different way, could not readily be found, and they were every one of them Americans; a Nantucketer, a Vineyarder, a Cape man.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 28. Ahab.
6  Indeed, his spout is so small that it is not very readily discernible.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
7  Now, as a vessel of war readily passes through the Dardanelles, hence a sperm whale could, by the same route, pass out of the Mediterranean into the Propontis.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 45. The Affidavit.
8  Thereby the weapon is instantly at hand to its hurler, who snatches it up as readily from its rest as a backwoodsman swings his rifle from the wall.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 63. The Crotch.
9  It will readily be seen that in this case the alleged right of the Duke to the whale was a delegated one from the Sovereign.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 90. Heads or Tails.
10  Hereby the casks are sought to be kept damply tight; while by the changed character of the withdrawn water, the mariners readily detect any serious leakage in the precious cargo.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 109. Ahab and Starbuck in the Cabin.
11  Even after she learned to speak English readily, there was always something impulsive and foreign in her speech.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3. Lena Lingard: IV
12  He made a proposal to me and I readily consented.
Southern Horrors By Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Context  Highlight   In III
13  The action was at first a little confusing to Edna, but she soon lent herself readily to the Creole's gentle caress.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In VII
14  As nearly all the canning establishments were shut down, and all the girls hunting work, it will be readily understood that Marija did not find any.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
15  The white man then looked about him, as though seeking for some object, which was not to be found as readily as he expected.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 12
Example Sentence:
1  The adult can be readily distinguished by its orange bill.
2  I asked her if she would allow me to interview her, and she readily agreed.
3  Her temperament disposed her to argue readily with people.
4  Boats are readily available to visitors.
5  The difference between the two is readily discernible.
6  Consistently, the results indicate that this mixture is readily accepted by the plant.
7  This plant prefers alkaline soil, though it will readily tolerate some acidity.
8  The plants readily respond to these stimuli.
9  Therefore, both over-confidence and under-confidence may play a part in creating an environment in which accidents happen more readily.
10  Perhaps it would be better to consign it to a place where others may not so readily gain access to it.
11  The European Commission readily admits international co-operation is vital.
12  I can now conjecture readily that this streak of light was, in all likelihood, a gleam from a lantern carried by someone across the lawn.
13  If woman be the weaker creature, her frailty should be the more readily forgiven.
14  We used to granulate sugar in order to dissolve more readily.
15  "Of course not," Alice replied very readily: "but that's because it stays the same year for such a long time together."