How to Use poorly in a Sentence

poorly

adverb
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  • However, the moon seems poorly named given the lack of snow chances for the rest of the month.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The only thing that gives me pause is how poorly trained his dog is.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The album sold poorly, and it was ripped apart by critics.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Trump was a big part of the reason that the United States fared so poorly in the pandemic.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The eighth graders who did poorly on the history and civics tests are already in high school.
    — Joel Mathis, The Week, 5 May 2023
  • No one will say the project is going poorly in practice.
    — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • When a team starts a game poorly, however, the chance to reset can be a blessing.
    — Greg McKenna, Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Her mother was poorly paid and struggled to earn a living wage.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2023
  • But what is true is that both stocks and bonds performed poorly over much of the last two years, especially in 2022.
    — Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2023
  • This cover performed poorly on the abrasion test—sanding caused both rips and holes in the fabric.
    — Sharon Brandwein, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The chances are that a cheap essay will be plagiarized or poorly written.
    — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Opening day in Wrigley Field went poorly for the offense, with Luis Urías getting injured, to boot.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Marsden began feeling poorly in the middle of a 2002 flu surge.
    — Keyaira Boone, Essence, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The albums sold poorly, and Mr. Nelson grew more and more frustrated by his lack of agency.
    — Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
  • From their model, the researchers learned a few important aspects of what can cause polyA to go well or poorly.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Many jails were poorly equipped to care for these people, according to notes by agency staff.
    — Isabelle Taft, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Many of the shells, according to Ukrainian and U.S. officials, have been old and performed poorly, with a high dud rate.
    — David E. Sanger, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The video is amateurish, lit poorly and shot from below Bryan’s knees at his sweaty face.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Bird’s dramatic save late in Game 5 sealed the win, while 76ers star Julius Erving played so poorly in Game 3 that he was booed by hometown fans.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 May 2023
  • In the film a band called Black Roses tease their hair high, play tacky instruments poorly, and tour in a fleet of Lamborghinis.
    — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2024
  • If the member performs poorly, is the HOA board going to hold that person to the same standard as any other service provider?
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • All of this bodes poorly for anyone who hoped after last year that the tide was turning against ransomware actors.
    — WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Much like face-lifts of the past, lip lifts used to be skin-only operations, and tended to scar poorly and fail quickly.
    — Jolene Edgar, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 June 2023
  • There are longtail networks, which are poorly viewed with low ratings.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2023
  • In the middle of the angry words there may be a legitimate complaint that is just expressed poorly.
    — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The stock market opened poorly, with the Dow dropping by 450 points, and the cryptocurrency market is following the same trend.
    — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In this case, Jeremy has a very shallow belly button which can be poorly seen in some photos.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 5 Jan. 2024
  • At the same time, Mr. Trump fares poorly among highly engaged voters, like those who vote in special elections.
    — Nate Cohn, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • And its provisions on auto trade were poorly drafted and full of loopholes.
    — Robert E. Lighthizer, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2023

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