capitally

Example Sentences

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The majority of executions carried out in the present day are from ’90s-era cases that wouldn’t be capitally prosecuted in 2022, Dunham said.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2022

They are by no means fine-looking animals, nor are they well groomed—in fact, they are not groomed at all—but they serve capitally for the rough tracks and precipitous wastes of Hokkaido.

From Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. by Landor, A. H. Savage

I'll teach you whether we play Hamlet or not; it's grand fun, and will straighten you up capitally.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May

"My friend thinks he'll do capitally now, and, if we leave him, that he'll soon drop asleep; so I vote we give him the chance."

From Barrington Volume I (of II) by Lever, Charles James

I think Colonel Bulstrode's servant helped in the matter; at any rate, they managed it capitally between them.

From The Lost Heir by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)