How to Use swimmingly in a Sentence

swimmingly

adverb
  • We expect everything to go swimmingly.
  • So this launch, the first of the year for ULA, seemed to go swimmingly.
    Amy Thompson, Scientific American, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The White House, of course, knows things aren't going swimmingly.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Prewett got along swimmingly with Weber’s mom, Barbara — and even caught the bouquet at the end of the day.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 10 Jan. 2020
  • The Mahomes scramble Things were going so swimmingly for the Lions at the start of the year.
    Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 7 Nov. 2019
  • Draw in the ladders where things went swimmingly and your project shot forward.
    Janine MacLachlan, Forbes, 8 Nov. 2021
  • SB 1 passed swimmingly through both the Senate and House against the express wishes of the people.
    NOLA.com, 2 June 2017
  • A week later, things are going swimmingly for the new gal pals.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2017
  • For the first five innings, things were going swimmingly for the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of their two-game series in the Bronx.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 11 May 2022
  • The vibe is relaxed, but things aren’t going swimmingly for these denizens of one-percent-dom.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 19 June 2024
  • His first trip through the lineup went swimmingly, with five strikeouts, no walks and one hit on 41 pitches.
    Randy Johnson, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • The lunch went swimmingly nonetheless, in large part because Nivola had the Italian bona fides Chase prizes.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Things seemed to be going swimmingly as Rachel and Zach headed to the Fantasy Suite for their overnight date, but the next morning was not so cool.
    oregonlive, 13 Sep. 2022
  • So far, the courtship has worked swimmingly, as Italian and French business leaders have barely been able to sign the contracts fast enough.
    Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2016
  • This is heading to 150%, which might be a high estimate or perhaps a low one if things don’t go swimmingly.
    Clem Chambers, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Playing all three damage stars worked swimmingly for the Fuel against the Outlaws.
    Sean Collins, Dallas News, 23 July 2020
  • Luckily, there are plenty o’ fish, and brave souls Megan and Brian are sure to find their way swimmingly.
    David Perloff, Pacific San Diego Magazine, 28 Sep. 2017
  • Few drugs make it through the FDA process, and even if everything goes swimmingly, psilocybin will not be on the market for four or five years.
    The Economist, 7 June 2019
  • But things haven’t gone swimmingly for either team of late, and that has led to grumbling about Reinsdorf’s stewardship from fans of both teams.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Things haven't worked out as swimmingly as perhaps first thought, though, with the defender now set for an early return to West Ham.
    SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The walkthrough was going swimmingly until the couple reached the basement.
    Boston.com Real Estate, 28 Aug. 2019
  • So far in my attempt to become friends with Taylor Swift, things are going swimmingly.
    Sally Kohn, Marie Claire, 22 Sep. 2015
  • Later in the episode, Rachel introduces her family to Tino and things go swimmingly.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 13 Sep. 2022
  • On the runway, the theme is Sea Sickening, and everyone does swimmingly.
    Shaad D'souza, Vulture, 8 May 2021
  • Things go, well, swimmingly until — in an homage to Caddyshack — a turd is seen floating in the water, causing chaos in the pool and making the judges’ table vomit.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Steven Spielberg's Jaws was an instant classic, but the sequel went over less swimmingly.
    Jacob Linden, Redbook, 28 July 2023
  • Far From Home, and it’s not as though everything was going swimmingly back then, either.
    Abraham Riesman, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2021
  • All is going swimmingly, and then, the couple finds a mysterious box of money in the attic.
    Kaitlin Reilly, refinery29.com, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Libra sun leads with others in mind, so this would help Harris work swimmingly to come to a mutual agreement with other politicians.
    Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 July 2024
  • Gabriela Hearst’s simple slide sandals tie the look together swimmingly (no pun intended).
    Laura Jackson, Vogue, 4 July 2024

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