How to Use economically in a Sentence

economically

adverb
  • She writes simply and economically.
  • Which segments of your customer base are hit hardest economically?
    Kristen Groh, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Unions want to arm-wrestle value from capital and force higher wage payouts than is economically sound.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Still, to be economically viable, deep geothermal will have to prove that long wells can be drilled faster than with traditional methods, and at comparable costs.
    Benoît Morenne, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
  • What’s more, most protein databases focus on diseases or economically important plants and animals, so matches can be biased toward those types of entries.
    Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Many people are struggling economically and are often overcome with balancing the needs of family, work and community.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Duke, in short, is one of the least economically diverse colleges in the United States.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • But China is a country that has done the most economically for the most number of people in the shortest amount of time.
    David Marchese David Marchese, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Did this success come as a surprise to you, or did it the gamble to be this successful for the film to work, economically?
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
  • What’s more, life as a freelancer can be more attractive than that of a salaried worker when things are a bit shaky economically.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 7 Dec. 2022
  • The future of the world’s most economically critical region could hinge on it.
    Time, 27 June 2023
  • Such a car could economically compete with an Uber without the hassle and cost of paying the driver.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The union has been careful not to undercut the gains made by the writers in the current contract when discussing these economically tough times.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Still the work continues to preserve and protect the lake and surrounding forests, along with the tourism that sustains the region economically.
    Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The new cast is younger by about two decades and more diverse in every way (except, perhaps, economically; none of these women lives with roommates in a fifth-floor walk-up).
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2023
  • Colleges that have set out to become economically diverse have come to the same conclusion.
    David Leonhardt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Without the rivers, the fields dried up and farming was no longer an economically viable option for the community.
    The Arizona Republic, 24 Nov. 2022
  • Rhodes is among more than a dozen local entrepreneurs at the new incubator space in the heart of one of the city’s most economically disadvantaged areas.
    Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 20 June 2023
  • But when the interests of more economically powerful regions are at stake, the rules are relaxed.
    Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The war in Ukraine has left Russia economically cut off from the West, forcing it to look elsewhere for financial partnership.
    Fox News, 7 June 2024
  • Making shows like Boys Love series in Thailand (which cannot be shown in China) is that economically viable.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Dec. 2023
  • So the stakes of the strike remain high—both politically and economically.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Howard says getting the port and bridge running again is pivotal to the region, both economically and emotionally.
    Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Those who are suffering the most economically will fight to get more wealth and power from those who have wealth and power and who benefit from the existing system.
    Ray Dalio, TIME, 25 June 2024
  • On the other end of the scale, almost four-fifths (78%) will look to conduct M&A in countries geopolitically and economically aligned with their home country.
    Quartz Creative For Ey-Parthenon, Quartz, 24 Mar. 2023
  • At the least, China’s dreams of economically eclipsing the United States may be forever delayed.
    Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
  • For nearly 20 years, Ryan and his wife, Sarah, have helped hundreds of our most economically vulnerable young people find their way to a better life.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2023
  • What’s always concerning in a time like this, when things get rough economically, is the conservatism of decision-making that tends to come back.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 May 2024
  • The Taft-Hartley Act is already working, even though Biden has so far refused to use its strike-ending provision for economically harmful strikes.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Statewide, economically disadvantaged students showed the strongest gains, with an increase of at least 1.4 percentage points of those who met grade-level standards across the three subject areas.
    Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

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