He was soundly defeated. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Slept soundly through the storm. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a sound heart; a sound mind. ,a sound business; sound investments. ,sound judgment. ,sound advice. ,sound moral values. ,sound reasoning. ,sound sleep. ,a sound thrashing. ,a sound title to property. From Dictionary.com.
Adverb : sound asleep. From Dictionary.com.
To sleep soundly, which is a blessing, is to repair and renew the body. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The trick is to find someone to "soundly" manage a bank. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
• Twice, he mentions being beaten "soundly" by UConn in the PapaJohns. com Bowl. From Wordnik.com. [Every Day Should Be Saturday] Reference
He must have slept more soundly than he'd thought. From Wordnik.com. [Hunting the Thylacine] Reference
She was curled between his front two legs, sleeping soundly. From Wordnik.com. [Begonia {part nine}] Reference
May we all sleep more soundly in the new reign of King Henry. From Wordnik.com. [The Editor’s Desk] Reference
Mark Zuckerberg can sleep soundly for at least another few days. From Wordnik.com. [You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz] Reference
It lost all four, and Florida State was beaten soundly by Oklahoma. From Wordnik.com. [The big, bad ACC] Reference
Human interaction is what makes the mechanism malfunction so soundly. From Wordnik.com. [Sociopathic Medicine] Reference
His youngest son, 11, lay with his head on the table, soundly asleep. From Wordnik.com. [Maryland Politics: Up for grabs on Montgomery County Council] Reference
Rob slept soundly and often when he first returned home from the army. From Wordnik.com. [Private Security - III] Reference
Bug slept soundly, still damp, snoring on the rug in front of the stove. From Wordnik.com. [Country House] Reference
That night she read and early she turned off her lamp and slept soundly. From Wordnik.com. [The Dadaist] Reference
"But once they fall asleep, the children can sleep soundly," their mother says. From Wordnik.com. [A City On The Brink] Reference
It seemed, when he awoke, that he had never slept so soundly since he was a boy. From Wordnik.com. [Sympathy] Reference
Under the dual influence of alcohol and complacency, they slept soundly that night. From Wordnik.com. [Bailey White: 'The Green Bus'] Reference
She retired early, slept soundly, and woke seemingly refreshed at the break of dawn. From Wordnik.com. [The Master of Sleep] Reference
I am, as of this writing, 144 days away from never again being able to sleep soundly. From Wordnik.com. [Driving while phone-toxicated] Reference
The old adage, "If we don't, then who will" never resonated as soundly as it does today. From Wordnik.com. [Shannon Galpin: Afghan Risk Equation: When the "Because" Outweighs the "Why?"] Reference
"If I were one of the people who started this fire, I would not be sleeping very soundly.". From Wordnik.com. [The Scorched-Earth Obsession] Reference
The public soundly rejected President Bush's attempt to privatize Social Security in 2005. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Creamer: What's the Difference Between Mainstream Republican Leaders and Tea Party Extremists?] Reference
The U.S. economy, of course, is far more soundly based than those of the newly developing world. From Wordnik.com. [What Should You Do?] Reference
In fact, the dear girl hadn't slept so soundly since before learning of her parent's grave illness. From Wordnik.com. [Begonia {part nine}] Reference
In fact, credit unions have proven for years they are capable of making these types of loans safely and soundly. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Cheney: Frustrate the Bankers: Give Credit Unions More Biz-Lending Authority] Reference
In other words, a wee bit of the very sloppiness The Medium this week soundly identifies with the blogging on ScienceBlogs. From Wordnik.com. [George Spyros: Finding a Social Compact for the Blogosphere: NYT's "The Medium" on ScienceBlogs Dust-Up] Reference
Lying awake, he wondered if Derek and the backless-dress girl slept soundly, in their unknown beds with their unknown lovers. From Wordnik.com. [The Club] Reference
The contest is over, and I have been soundly defeated by this 90-year-old who retains the grace on the ice she had as a child. From Wordnik.com. [The Duchess of Devonshire: 'When you are very old, you cry over some things, but not a lot'] Reference
Since there is not a scintilla of recent evidence to support that assertion, and strong evidence to the contrary, one may sleep soundly. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Abrams: Reagan and Clinton Raised Taxes in Recessions -- And Created 40 Million Jobs] Reference
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