How to Use humanly in a Sentence

humanly

adverb
  • The tactic of Pardew will be to pack the midfield as tight as humanly possible and to starve the Reds of the ball.
    SI.com, 12 Dec. 2017
  • The show's producers tried to keep it as true to the 80's as humanly possibly.
    Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 29 July 2019
  • Clemens isn’t the first longtime MLB star to go wild about golf, or ex-pitcher to hit the links as much as humanly possible.
    Andy Frye, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Last season, the Spartans just lined up in power sets and tried to run the ball as much as humanly possible.
    Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Sep. 2017
  • James Comey has gone from hero to zero and back more times than seems humanly possible.
    Howard Kurtz, Fox News, 12 June 2017
  • He will be forced to live with his memories (and his sins) for as long as humanly possible.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
  • Take it out and, one small handful at a time, squeeze out as much liquid as humanly possible from that spinach.
    Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit, 24 May 2018
  • But the one thing that shouldn’t take much figuring out is that Chubb should be touching the ball as much as humanly possible.
    Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 3 Jan. 2022
  • Getting as close to lava as humanly possible has long been on the top of my bucket list.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2017
  • And our team of experts has perused as many as humanly possible in order to find the very best savings the site has to offer.
    Nishka Dhawan, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
  • In other words, like most moms, Grose is trying to do more than is humanly possible.
    Vicky Hallett, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Trump wants to draw out the process as long as humanly possible: have arguments in the appeals court, then at the Supreme Court if necessary.
    Dan Berman, CNN, 11 Nov. 2021
  • Put out as many of these as humanly possible during your 4th of July cookout and let your pals go nuts.
    Paula Forbes, GQ, 30 June 2017
  • Our team of gear experts at Reviewed have perused as many as humanly possible to find the very best savings the site has to offer.
    Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
  • She was made to look as much like her pre-pregnancy self as humanly possible.
    Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 13 May 2019
  • Getting a pitch in your zone and hitting it as hard as humanly possible is success.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2017
  • On the other hand, Michael A. clearly needs more time to grieve the loss of his wife and really should get as far away from this franchise as humanly possible.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 6 July 2021
  • So what does all of this mean in terms of having a safe, effective vaccine as soon as humanly possible?
    Tara C. Smith, SELF, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Imagine having an uncut loaf of bread and needing a slice of toast as soon as humanly possible.
    Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 4 June 2015
  • But there is little doubt where Sergiy and Katya’s future lies in this dark yet humanly luminous story.
    Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Microsoft went all out to make the Surface Duo as thin as humanly possible.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Jennifer tries to attend as many of their games as humanly possible.
    Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2021
  • And another prayer of mine had been to spend as much time with my family as humanly possible.
    Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2020
  • To cop her look for yourself, try pairing a pink lip with a pop of color on your eyes, and accessorize with as much pink as humanly possible.
    Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 16 Nov. 2018
  • The contest, like always, will be a 10-minute sprint where competitors will eat as many hot dogs as humanly possible.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 16 June 2020
  • And here’s the deal – there’s just no humanly possible way that Belichick can accept this honor from the president.
    Andy Nesbitt, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2021
  • Speedrunning, the art of completing a video game as quickly as humanly possible, is a marvel to watch.
    Nathan Grayson, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
  • Her thoughts on how to make money (become a wizard) and man-spreading need to be heard by as many people as humanly possible.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 23 Apr. 2018
  • Jordan Clarkson’s top goal this season is to … a) put up as many shots as humanly possible in as short a time as possible.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Reform Judaism is based on the idea that both the Bible and the laws of the oral Torah are divinely inspired, but humanly constructed, meaning they should be adapted based on contemporary moral ideals.
    Joshua Shanes, The Conversation, 15 June 2023

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