How to Use happily in a Sentence

happily

adverb
Definition of happilynext
Synonyms for happilynext
  • They lived happily ever after.
  • We happily accept credit cards.
  • They have been happily married for 12 years.
  • The dog’s rump is attached to the front of the bird, and the result trots happily along.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2023
  • But then, having achieved mastery over the Sphere, Phish will happily put it in the past.
    — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
  • This is one of life's headaches that can be resolved happily.
    — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The room, the music, the service and, happily, the food, is indisputably sunny.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • In the photos, Usher grins at his youngest son, and there's a video of the baby giggling happily.
    — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • Yang compiles the list and will happily dole out advice.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2023
  • And as the group’s inclusion was a long time coming, the news was happily greeted.
    — Daniel Vaillancourt, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Some guests happily kicked off their heels and loafers to head onto the sand, while others cozied up around a fire pit on the deck.
    — Jamila Stewart, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2023
  • And the two parties will live and work happily ever after.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The two of them were happily married, so this seemed like an easy decision.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 15 Jan. 2024
  • In fact, the switch would still be in place, happily doing its thing, if not for a lightning strike near my home a couple of months back.
    — Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Galileo paid for this later in life when the Catholic Church accused him of heresy, but happily, there’s no such penalty for you now.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 June 2023
  • The kids have read all five books in the series multiple times but will happily pick it up again anytime.
    — Esther Carlstone, Parents, 6 Oct. 2023
  • That alone makes the production historic, a pressure that happily does not show in the product, which is fleet and flashy.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2023
  • That said, the Rodeo moves at its own pace happily—like a marathoner who can go the distance but isn't interested in the sprints.
    — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 18 June 2023
  • Cheers to happily ever after and finding love at any stage of life.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 Apr. 2024
  • America Ferrera would happily stay out of the shower for a day or two if given the chance.
    — Staff Author, Peoplemag, 21 July 2023
  • Mostly, though, Smash Mouth stayed on the road, where for decades Harwell happily sang the band’s hits for nostalgic fans.
    — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
  • But his signing wasn’t the start of happily ever after.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Schiff is raising him up, using the former ballplayer to fend off Porter and happily dispatch him down the road.
    — Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Some even happily stick with the labels in more explicit ways.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Though Adams happily obliged the crowd their karaoke moment, his own voice soared with its trademark warm gruffness.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
  • And this time, hop hop is happily, headily, leading the charge.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2024
  • But teammates happily raised a hand to speak to Parsons’ value.
    — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Crisp reached out to American Airlines, which happily agreed to transport the cat back to Kansas free of charge.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Now the couple, who are happy to be parents to two little ones, are happily husband and wife.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 12 June 2023
  • That is such a happily ever after moment of a son who has been missing for 24 years walking through the door.
    — Megan Vick, Variety, 1 Apr. 2024

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