hugely
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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They also discuss an overlooked but hugely significant win for free speech in the Media Matters v.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Beyond the award, Travolta, 72, said he was hugely surprised to have his directorial debut, which stars his daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta, accepted at the world's most prestigious film festival.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“If you went to Vienna in 1900 or Berlin in 1920, you were in the epicenter of the developments of modern art, and Ronald understood this deeply. It’s a hugely generous gift.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"It has been a hugely anxious wait knowing that Worboys was up for parole again," Carrie Johnson, the wife of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wrote on X after the decision was announced.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
He saw the shadow shudder away from him and shrink together, then stretch hugely up over him, over the sail, for an instant.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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