variously
adverb
var·i·ous·ly
ˈver-ē-əs-lē 
1
: in various ways : at various times
was variously occupied teaching, farming, and clerking
2
: by various designations
known variously as principal, headmaster, and rector
Examples of variously in a Sentence
He has been variously described as a hero and a villain.
The term is spelled variously in different places.
The concept of freedom has been variously understood by different people.
Recent Examples on the Web
Each has its own theory about how to expand peace and security worldwide, variously through the spreading of economic opportunity, the reduction of the United States’ global military footprint, and the building of regimes for nonviolent peacemaking.
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Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
All of this is variously illustrated by ensembles from the 1910s (Paul Poiret) through the ’30s (Schiaparelli), ’60s (Pierre Cardin), ’80s (Claude Montana), and on to the ’90s (Corinne Cobson).
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
In the end, CBS agreed to pay him what has been variously reported as $2.2 million a year and $8 million over five years.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Finally, many have linked the eclipse with the imminent sacrifice of red heifers in Israel, a practice that some Jews and evangelicals believe will variously herald the construction of a Third Temple in Jerusalem, the return of the messiah, or the end of the world.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Surviving examples of these goggles are variously made from bone, wood, and animal sinew and were highly effective at shielding delicate corneas from sunburn and glare.
—Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
In Spears’s time, managers operated variously as cult leaders or spin doctors, issuing editorials about their clients as opposed to repairing their bicycles.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
As the knives come out, DP Balthazar Lab gazes across variously flushed or nonplussed faces, lit by candlelight that becomes progressively less cozy with each passing minute.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Behind her bands of flowers variously real or stylized or morphing into decorative objects, a veritable sketch of the Secession-Werkstätte achievement.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
All of this is variously illustrated by ensembles from the 1910s (Paul Poiret) through the ’30s (Schiaparelli), ’60s (Pierre Cardin), ’80s (Claude Montana), and on to the ’90s (Corinne Cobson).
—Mark Holgate, Vogue, 23 Apr. 2024
In the end, CBS agreed to pay him what has been variously reported as $2.2 million a year and $8 million over five years.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Finally, many have linked the eclipse with the imminent sacrifice of red heifers in Israel, a practice that some Jews and evangelicals believe will variously herald the construction of a Third Temple in Jerusalem, the return of the messiah, or the end of the world.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Surviving examples of these goggles are variously made from bone, wood, and animal sinew and were highly effective at shielding delicate corneas from sunburn and glare.
—Discover Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
In Spears’s time, managers operated variously as cult leaders or spin doctors, issuing editorials about their clients as opposed to repairing their bicycles.
—Andrew O’Hagan, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
As the knives come out, DP Balthazar Lab gazes across variously flushed or nonplussed faces, lit by candlelight that becomes progressively less cozy with each passing minute.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024
Behind her bands of flowers variously real or stylized or morphing into decorative objects, a veritable sketch of the Secession-Werkstätte achievement.
—Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variously. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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