Example Sentences

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He said he was often "aware that things aren't running as greenly as they could be" on set, and the entire industry has to re-evaluate what's really important.

From BBC • Aug. 22, 2023

The viewer can almost smell those fresh tomatillos sizzling greenly on a backyard grill, and savor the corn tortillas hot off a slick comal.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2020

It was more than a photo; it was a greenly veiled threat that is continually directed from the calm of the Pacific Northwest to the chaos of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2015

The impasto of trees annihilates so greenly, so fast.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2012

Once upon a time I lived greenly and youngish on one of your islands.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison