How to Use highly in a Sentence

highly

adverb
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  • She is one of the most highly respected journalists in the country.
  • The documents found in the office were some of the most highly classified of the entire batch.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • You are blessed and highly favored, and August will remind you of this!
    — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Case in point: Almost the entire site is 40% off, and select, highly giftable picks are 60% off.
    — Jake Smith, Glamour, 24 Nov. 2023
  • With suicide by a highly lethal method there is almost never a chance to go back.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Inside the labyrinth of the upper floors, men sniffed a highly volatile liquid called butyl nitrite—poppers, as the type of drug is still known.
    — Robert Klara, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2023
  • The light is a nice touch, as is the highly Instagrammable atrium, with its sequence of blonde wood forms that curl in on themselves.
    — Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
  • The moment has been highly discussed and memed online since the finale aired on Sunday night.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
  • Even by the standards of a workplace drama, the firm of Pearson Hardman is highly chaotic.
    — Time, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Over the last three and a half years, record numbers of people quit their jobs, many of them to pursue positions that were more highly paid.
    — Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • The art of stadium pop pageantry has been highly refined in the past decade, and most tours these days arrive with their own high-tech bells and whistles.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 10 June 2023
  • While the entire series is highly worth your time, episode seven is the kind of television that speaks to the power of change and taking big swings.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Even in very small amounts, raisins can be highly toxic to dogs, causing kidney damage in just a few hours, McCarthy said.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The Denver franchise had a weak ownership group, but the upside was highly promising.
    — Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 1 June 2023
  • But the subject matter has meant the film was always highly controversial in Japan.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Joshi doesn’t blame the market for valuing tech companies so highly.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2024
  • As their name implies, the children of the 80s in China were highly competitive in school and cutthroat in their careers.
    — Byrachel Shin, Fortune, 29 July 2023
  • It’s highly recommended to do so in the planning stages of the trip, but virtual chats will also be available on the day of visits.
    — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Also highly unlikely Fields, a one-man gang in 2022 who now has more support around him, loses his job.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 19 July 2023
  • Cotton also varies widely in thread count and weave type — such as percale, which can be highly breathable.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
  • In honor of her birthday over the weekend, Vogue offers a (highly subjective) take on her greatest roles to date.
    — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The show was highly regarded, but their number of subscribers is nowhere near what Netflix or Amazon has there.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Kerr spoke highly of Adebayo before Tuesday’s matchup between the Heat and Warriors.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Try not to drink ice-cold juice that is highly acidic (think orange juice) since the acidity can increase discomfort in a throat that's raw and sore from coughing.
    — Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 23 June 2023
  • What’s more, the Zara Spook is highly effective at catching a variety of species in both salt and fresh water and not limited to black bass, stripers, pike, and musky.
    — Mark Modoski, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Tautog Like sheepshead, this Northeast and Mid-Atlantic wreck and reef dweller is highly adept at taking a piece of crab or clam off your hook before the tug even triggers your brain to swing.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 24 Aug. 2023
  • This one-pot pasta is highly impressive, even for a dinner date or party.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The debate in South Korea over how to meet its climate target has become highly politicized in recent years.
    — Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The park’s southwest preserve is a highly remote area that includes the Yentna River Valley.
    — Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Regardless of wind erosion’s role, researchers agree that the Great Sphinx would have required hard-working and highly skilled craftsmen.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2023

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