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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Proudly, he informs the class that the protest that Didion derides led to the establishment of the first ethnic studies department in the United States.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
This tagline was soon scrapped and replaced with lines such as “Premium Performance. Proudly American,” “American-Proud Design,” and “designed with American values in mind.”
From Salon • May 21, 2026
In Australia, competing company Proudly Human uses a similar but even more rigorous system to ensure authors are not using generative AI.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Proudly old-guard in taste, he rose from a teenage antiques dealer scouring village junk shops for hidden treasures to become one of Britain’s pre-eminent decorators.
From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2022
Proudly, Father went on to recite the entire five-page chapter.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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