How to Use fairly in a Sentence

fairly

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• He beat me fairly and squarely.
• He reports fairly on the issues.
• I told the story as fairly as possible.
• It's a fairly common disease.
• Over the years, Duff has been fairly open with her life as a mom.
  — Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
• Winds are fairly breezy from the west with gusts near 20-30 mph.
  — Molly Robey, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
• Leon was a fairly new hire at the restaurant, with less than a month on the job.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 5 June 2024
• Christy Vincent came out as gay fairly late in life, at the age of 39.
  — David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2024
• Kane said heat pumps are fairly common in the south and even New York.
  — Talis Shelbourne, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2023
• Size and Weight of the Car Seat Convertible car seats tend to be fairly large and bulky.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 June 2023
• The amounts are fairly healthy north of southern Virginia.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2024
• The reasons for this are two-fold, and frankly fairly simple.
  — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 31 Dec. 2022
• The set didn’t produce any singles, and even the singer seemed to move on fairly quickly.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
• But the idea of being a success outside of that was something that was fairly new to me.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• Gaetz seemed fairly on board with the Republican plan at the time.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 Oct. 2023
• Available in black or white, these units are fairly large.
  — Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Oct. 2022
• The last 20 minutes of the body-cam footage are fairly uneventful — more doors are opened and rooms searched.
  — Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2024
• The whole process was fairly mundane and often led to restless nights.
  — Sarah Madaus, Allure, 14 Mar. 2024
• 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
• Temperatures are fairly steady, in the low and mid-30s.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
• The crew is fairly new, starting in 2019 in Boston and moving to L.A. a couple years ago.
  — Jeong Park, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
• Keep in Mind The battery life is fairly short compared to other picks.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2024
• The range on older EVs tends to be fairly low, but for local use with a gas car in the garage, long range doesn’t matter.
  — Russ Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• But as of now, the industry itself is still fairly small.
  — Bill Chappell, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
• Most of these plants are fairly easy to grow, too — just remember: right plant, right spot.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• The unions are fighting for what’s right and to ensure that they are treated justly and fairly.
  — Keli Goff, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Aug. 2023
• Still, said engraver had to be fairly skilled, given the small size of the lettering.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2022
• Thousands of unionized scribes say they are not paid fairly in the streaming era.
  — Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 9 May 2023
• This fairly inconsistent exercise kept us on our toes, as different heights for the rams led to different levels of grip for the front and rear ends.
  — Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
• Only a few would discuss — though those that did depicted a fairly typical flip, or when a non-union production goes union mid-shoot, of a New York indie.
  — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025