How to Use intently in a Sentence

intently

adverb

• On a muggy afternoon in May, JJ Apodaca stared intently at a very large rock.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 18 June 2024
• The jurors stared intently as the rifle was carried to the front of the room.
  — Rebecca Rosenberg, Fox News, 25 July 2022
• The five pre-teen boys in the van with him were looking on just as intently.
  — Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• Le Bas and Knollys are at an easel; Radev, painted by Grant, stares ahead intently.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
• Ask lots of questions and listen intently to what comes back.
  — Bianca Barratt, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
• On the other side of the courtroom, Schmitt’s wife, parents and brother have watched on intently.
  — Shaddi Abusaid, ajc, 18 Sep. 2022
• James prayed so intently during a snowstorm that he was buried in snow and had to be dug out by his neighbors.
  — WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
• After all, solar eclipse glasses are not for intently looking at the sun for the 2.5 hours of the entire eclipse.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• In one video, the girls watched intently as a quartet of horse riders holding the American flag made their way down the street.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024
• In the hushed space, his voice rang out and everyone was listening intently, yet none of it rang true.
  — Graham Swift, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
• In court, Bowers was bent over, looking intently at a piece of paper as the judge read through the jury’s lengthy verdict form.
  — Sabrina Souza, CNN, 2 Aug. 2023
• My daughter Elizabeth stood on the frozen surface of a lake near our home, peering intently at the hole at her feet.
  — John Perritano, Popular Mechanics, 22 Dec. 2020
• Zach listens intently, and he's bowled over by Brooklyn's strength.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2023
• La Russa isn’t looking at the TV, and is barely talking, staring intently across the field.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
• Those gathered for the recount watched the screens intently, some seated, some standing in rows behind them.
  — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
• Washington, who was dressed in a gray suit and had been looking on intently, chortled.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
• The 12 jurors and 10 alternates stared intently at their video screens.
  — CBS News, 19 July 2022
• The Talk was delivered to me and my big brothers as intently as warnings to wash our hands and eat our vegetables.
  — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 29 May 2020
• According to the Osage News, Scorsese listened intently to all of the Osage who wished to share their thoughts and feelings with him.
  — Graham Lee Brewer, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
• Gasps and exclamations moved through the room as students stared intently at their screens.
  — Hazlitt, 7 Dec. 2022
• As the survivors spoke Monday, Harner listened intently from the bench and thanked each person.
  — Steve Thompson, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
• Judge David Mason listened intently each day of the hearing.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2023
• Rookie Jaden Hardy, waiting for his time to warm up, watched Irving intently.
  — Dallas News, 8 Feb. 2023
• Tshibaka listened intently, a smile frozen on her face.
  — Liz Ruskin, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Oct. 2022
• One woman took the mic, intently closing her eyes while focusing on her next bar.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2023
• The exchange occurred as first lady Jill Biden sat in the front row of the gallery, watching intently as each juror answered their questions.
  — Lucien Bruggeman, ABC News, 3 June 2024
• Watching intently, Page gives them a standing ovation and poses for photos with Sakurai, all seen in the movie.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
• The photo that followed showed her on the ice looking intently as Carroll gave her directions.
  — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
• Strickler believed that their firm should work intently to improve their employees’ lives as well as their clients’.
  — Connie Bruck, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
• Dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and tie, Prince Harry watched intently during the proceedings, sometimes taking notes, from his seat two rows behind the leading lawyers in the case.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 7 Sep 2024