: in a free manner: such as
a
: of one's own accord
left home freely
b
: with freedom from external control
a freely elected government
c
: without restraint or reservation
spent freely on clothes
d
: without hindrance
a gate swinging freely
e
: not strictly following a model, convention, or rule
freely translated
Examples of freely in a Sentence
I will freely give my life for my country.
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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From there, Donald freely picks the other six members of the group.
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Last year’s game had very few disappointments, but one significant issue was the inability to freely edit or create players.
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Tech companies have been openly lobbying the White House to rewrite copyright law to freely train their models on films, television shows, articles, books and beyond without paying so much as a dime to studios, publishers or writers.
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Today’s agents don’t have to move freely under deep cover to do damage.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Last year’s game had very few disappointments, but one significant issue was the inability to freely edit or create players.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Tech companies have been openly lobbying the White House to rewrite copyright law to freely train their models on films, television shows, articles, books and beyond without paying so much as a dime to studios, publishers or writers.
—Sarah Montana, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2025
Today’s agents don’t have to move freely under deep cover to do damage.
—Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for freely
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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