: in a free manner: such as
a
: of one's own accord
left home freely
b
: with freedom from external control
a freely elected government
c
: without restraint or reservation
spent freely on clothes
d
: without hindrance
a gate swinging freely
e
: not strictly following a model, convention, or rule
freely translated
Examples of freely in a Sentence
I will freely give my life for my country.
the horse broke the halter rope quite freely
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Now, on her seventh studio album, Middle of Nowhere, Musgraves is letting the wind take her all the way back home, to a place where there’s no cell service, bulls roam freely, and gorgeous pedal steel guitars are plentiful.
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
And consumers continue to spend freely in a wide range of areas, even as more of their paychecks are being gobbled up at the gas pump.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
More interesting than movies that are industrially silenced, though, are those made by original filmmakers working relatively freely and personally, who’ve smoothed out and glazed over their artistry of their own accord.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
There clearly are far too many like Talley who are subject to arrest and wandering our streets freely for weeks, if not months after warrants are issued.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
And consumers continue to spend freely in a wide range of areas, even as more of their paychecks are being gobbled up at the gas pump.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
More interesting than movies that are industrially silenced, though, are those made by original filmmakers working relatively freely and personally, who’ve smoothed out and glazed over their artistry of their own accord.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
There clearly are far too many like Talley who are subject to arrest and wandering our streets freely for weeks, if not months after warrants are issued.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for freely
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“Freely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freely. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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