wildly
adverb
wild·ly
ˈwī(-ə)l(d)-lē 
1
: in a wild manner
was talking wildly
2
: extremely sense 2
wildly popular
wildly enthusiastic
Examples of wildly in a Sentence
He was waving his arms wildly.
I'm not wildly enthusiastic about seeing them.
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For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The duet continues throughout the chorus, with the woman singing the words and the dog barking along to the beat when given the microphone, and other people in the room laughing wildly at the interaction.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, the state's wildly diverse geographies are part of the reason why the film industry moved to Southern California at the turn of the last century.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
As the game devolved into something rare and magical, Dallas’ inability to get out of their zone cleanly and wrest some manner of control of the proceedings was wildly apparent.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The duet continues throughout the chorus, with the woman singing the words and the dog barking along to the beat when given the microphone, and other people in the room laughing wildly at the interaction.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
In fact, the state's wildly diverse geographies are part of the reason why the film industry moved to Southern California at the turn of the last century.
—Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025
As the game devolved into something rare and magical, Dallas’ inability to get out of their zone cleanly and wrest some manner of control of the proceedings was wildly apparent.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wildly
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“Wildly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildly. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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