very well
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Exceedingly healthy, as in How are you?—Very well, thank you .
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Extremely skillfully or properly, as in He manages that sailboat very well .
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All right, I agree to, as in Will you take her hand?—Very well, but only to cross the street . Also see all very well .
Example Sentences
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In that scenario, Nvidia could very well lose its negotiating power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
I realized I was nervous and not filtering my words very well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
"These traits indicate that, despite being a primitive animal, it was already very well adapted to a semi-aquatic lifestyle," concludes Castillo-Visa.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Sales grew 7.6 percent year-on-year to reach 19.8 billion euros as "the spring/summer collections have been very well received by our customers", Inditex said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
“We might have been crushed into little gooey pancakes, which very well could have ruined tea.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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