proudly
Americanadverb
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with a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself; with pride.
She proudly accepted her appointment to the cabinet.
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in a stately, majestic, or magnificent manner; impressively.
Mount Rushmore is situated proudly in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Etymology
Origin of proudly
First recorded before 1000; proud ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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"I want to live in that moment, just breathe, realise what I'm doing, and fly the flag as loud and as proudly as I can."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
On Tuesday and every other day at Angel Stadium, the Angels proudly display a sign advertising a collection of what the team calls its “family value merchandise.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
And as it turns out, it wasn’t the state-of-the-art stadiums or 250th anniversary fireworks—or anything else the U.S. proudly set out to project to the rest of the world—that captivated visitors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
He said proudly that when Laura met Sweden’s King Carl Gustav XVI, she was wearing a homemade dress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
“That prayer shawl you see there was a donation from a Sephardic family whose ancestors were from Toledo,” she tells us proudly.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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