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Example sentences for: happily

How can you use “happily” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The construction of a four-lane bypass has happily put an end to the crush of traffic that regularly used to jam this part of town.
Yet another adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel produced by Barry Sonnenfeld ( Get Shorty , Out of Sight ). This one centers on a power-hungry rural judge (Beau Bridges) who happily doles out lengthy sentences--a "redneck Judge Judy" (Bruce Fretts, Entertainment Weekly ). Critics call it the next Twin Peaks , citing its twisting plot lines, eccentric characters, and black humor.
In the end, the Dalmatians and their human masters live happily ever after.
Happily, we found solid 1945 citations in an article published in this magazine in 1989—an article we had read, without catching these cites.
This is not as glorious as another stint as secretary of state, but the 1999 Kissinger will happily accept the assignment.