Example Sentences

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Partly, that is because management has done some decently good things—not as good as they say they have, but objectively, they have done some decently good things.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

Like the Sirkian melodramas of yesteryear, we go see movies like “Reminders of Him” because they’re highly entertaining — and, more often than not, decently made.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Otherwise, on the court, I matched Marta well and returned decently well.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

His paintings, unlike his drawings, consist largely of landscapes — nature scenes as well as overhead views of empty Austrian villages unperturbed by artists’ models or even the decently clothed.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2024

But there are still some farmers who treat their animals decently, in the “old-fashioned” way.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall