How to Use readily in a Sentence

readily

adverb
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  • He readily agreed to help us.
  • Land in the bed of the L.A. River was bought readily — and some of it is still in private hands.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The heat and flames can readily penetrate their bark and reach the trees’ living cells.
    — Timmy Broderick, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Equipped with strong suction, the vacuum readily sucks up dirt, dust, and debris around the home and in the car.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The halls are decked across the theme parks and hotels, and seasonal food and drinks are readily available.
    — Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2024
  • All that data is readily available in the palm of your hand today.
    — The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The swivel brush head is designed to readily lift up fine dust, crumbs, hair, and more debris.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The space between the flesh and the fabric extends to the gap between the wearer and the beholder: The body is not readily apparent.
    — E. Alex Jung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The herb is most readily available as a spice or supplement.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health, 24 Mar. 2024
  • For the entirety of the opioid overdose epidemic, the U.S. has had readily available tools that are proven to save lives.
    — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 8 Mar. 2024
  • That’s in part based on the belief that large blazes were once rare, so plants and animals don’t readily recover.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Choose a variety that’s readily available and a heat level that suits your taste.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • What is far more readily available is the old Samsung Galaxy S7 phone in your drawer.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Both will readily take live bait and artificial lures, including many of the same baits and lures.
    — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024
  • At Katmai, bears are drawn to the large number of salmon readily available from late June through September.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Leica's camera is the first readily available hardware to use the system.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Having one readily available can provide peace of mind in case of nausea.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2023
  • In this case, plan to look for a stove that uses fuels readily available around the globe like isopropyl alcohol.
    — Chris Meehan, Popular Mechanics, 26 June 2023
  • Seeds of Cheyenne Spirit are readily available and grow a mix of purple, pink, red, orange, yellow.
    — Melinda Myers, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
  • But with an array of gossip readily available any time of day at the tip of your fingers, the shows seem to find themselves in a perpetual game of catch up.
    — TIME, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Less in the way of cloud cover acting as a blanket helps temperatures fall readily, with lows ranging from about 32 to 38 in most spots.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Months later, signs of that progress are now readily visible.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
  • The blind trust represents only the readily marketable — or more liquid — portion of Moore’s wealth.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 1 May 2023
  • Public transportation is easy and readily available, from trains, subways, buses, and taxis to long-tail boats and tuk-tuks.
    — Elizabeth Preske, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2023
  • To warm up after your swim, try Cullen Skink, a delicious creamy fish stew readily available at cafes and roadside stops nearby, with a crusty roll of bread.
    — Freya Bromley, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The spaceplane was easily visible around dawn and dusk, but this time, the X-37B could be soaring much higher and not as readily observable from the ground with the naked eye.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Linen and clothing weren’t readily available and dead roaches were found in some rooms, according to the officials.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2023
  • And that was a place where construction workers and supplies were readily available.
    — Susan Young, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • But as the flooding happened in March, the only maps readily available were ones created by the Boswell company.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The images of Ukrainians as a bunch of Nazis hoodwinked by the West were readily presented on Russian television.
    — Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 20 July 2023

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