How to Use fairly in a Sentence

fairly

adverb
  • He beat me fairly and squarely.
  • He reports fairly on the issues.
  • I told the story as fairly as possible.
  • It's a fairly common disease.
  • Over the years, Duff has been fairly open with her life as a mom.
    — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Winds are fairly breezy from the west with gusts near 20-30 mph.
    — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Leon was a fairly new hire at the restaurant, with less than a month on the job.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 June 2024
  • Christy Vincent came out as gay fairly late in life, at the age of 39.
    — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
  • So Far The first season was fairly faithful to the game.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Kane said heat pumps are fairly common in the south and even New York.
    — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Size and Weight of the Car Seat Convertible car seats tend to be fairly large and bulky.
    — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 June 2023
  • Although because this used to be a farm, the soil was fairly good.
    — Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The amounts are fairly healthy north of southern Virginia.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
  • There’s a very small control room and fairly small live room.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022
  • But water turns to steam fairly quickly, and most of it bakes out of the cookie by the time it's done.
    — Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 28 June 2022
  • The reasons for this are two-fold, and frankly fairly simple.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Just half describe it as fairly or very good, down from 60% a year ago.
    — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 26 June 2022
  • The set didn’t produce any singles, and even the singer seemed to move on fairly quickly.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
  • This process should move fairly quickly, if the NFL decides to go that route.
    — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 1 Aug. 2022
  • There may be some light clouds to start the day, but skies should clear to sunny fairly quickly.
    — oregonlive, 7 July 2022
  • But the idea of being a success outside of that was something that was fairly new to me.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Gaetz seemed fairly on board with the Republican plan at the time.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Available in black or white, these units are fairly large.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2022
  • The last 20 minutes of the body-cam footage are fairly uneventful — more doors are opened and rooms searched.
    — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
  • The whole process was fairly mundane and often led to restless nights.
    — Sarah Madaus, Allure, 14 Mar. 2024
  • But the list of chores that pose a serious health risk if done poorly is fairly short.
    — Annie Midori Atherton, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Everybody loves the Metro parks and it’s a fairly small percentage of the tax bills.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Temperatures are fairly steady, in the low and mid-30s.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The word ‘sect’ covers a fairly broad field, since, in fact, a religion could quickly fall under the definition of a sect.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 May 2025
  • While at its center is a fairly pedestrian poop joke, the sketch has enough tricks, tone and oddness to keep it interesting.
    — Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025

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