handsomely
Example Sentences
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Over many decades, homeowners benefited handsomely from leverage, because they were able to borrow cheaply for 30 years at low fixed interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
They have spent a lot of time and a whole lot of money creating this environment of mistrust and suspicion, each for their own purposes but sharing the same goal, and it’s paid off handsomely.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
But despite being an unsavory collection of criminals, Mr. Goode’s cast of characters could survive quite handsomely without gambling everything with each shipment of Fiji banded iguanas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Read, a well-known portraitist at the time, studied in Europe, moved professionally in elite circles and was so successful that she was paid more handsomely than her better-known contemporaries, including Gainsborough.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Handel’s adopted countrymen and women knew a compliment when they saw it and returned it handsomely.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
