moderately
adverb
mod·er·ate·ly
ˈmä-d(ə-)rət-lē
Examples of moderately in a Sentence
it was raining moderately hard outside
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Today’s average difficulty is 4.5 guesses out of 6, or moderately challenging.
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The lens has a moderately wide angle of view (about the same as a 35mm full-frame prime) and two manual focus zones, one for close-up with an 11.8-inch (0.3m) focal distance and a second for subjects further away from the camera.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Economists such as Dani Rodrik, a professor at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, have argued that tariffs can be useful when applied moderately and in support of specific policy goals.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Moderate drinking might have some benefits… Both men and women who drank moderately had a lower risk of all-cause mortality than those who never drank.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
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New York Times Games, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
The lens has a moderately wide angle of view (about the same as a 35mm full-frame prime) and two manual focus zones, one for close-up with an 11.8-inch (0.3m) focal distance and a second for subjects further away from the camera.
—PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
Economists such as Dani Rodrik, a professor at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, have argued that tariffs can be useful when applied moderately and in support of specific policy goals.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
Moderate drinking might have some benefits… Both men and women who drank moderately had a lower risk of all-cause mortality than those who never drank.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for moderately
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“Moderately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moderately. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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