Example Sentences

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Ariel Yagen, who plays the adult Jesus, is a thickly bearded Israeli who looks like he’d fit right into an Aramaic-speaking village like Nazareth, circa A.D.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Some like their ham thickly lacquered, others prefer a more restrained finish.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2025

The glen is a large area of thickly wooded hillsides and glens with a river, streams and lochs south of Inverness.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024

The rest of the yard is filled with raised beds planted thickly with vegetables, herbs and flowers, accessible by narrow walking paths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2024

The edge of the river was thickly forested.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer