intently
adverb
in·tent·ly
in-ˈtent-lē 
: in an intent or concentrated manner : with great effort, attention, or concentration
Their eyes, when they look at you and listen intently, focus like laser beams.—
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Molly HaskellHe turned back to face her again and stared at her most intently.—Robert C. O'Brien
Robert C. O'BrienExamples of intently in a Sentence
intently studied his notes just before the exam
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Additionally, in her second Combs case ruling today, US District Judge Jennifer Rochon rejected a Jane Doe motion to keep her real intently hidden.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Sitting cross-legged in an armchair, a woman in a beret and an open fur coat exposing a scarlet dress gazes intently with pursed lips.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Sitting cross-legged in an armchair, a woman in a beret and an open fur coat exposing a scarlet dress gazes intently with pursed lips.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Cassy enjoyed drinking goat milk and was known to lick the window of her enclosure intently whenever something or someone on the other side interested her.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2025
Sitting cross-legged in an armchair, a woman in a beret and an open fur coat exposing a scarlet dress gazes intently with pursed lips.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Sitting cross-legged in an armchair, a woman in a beret and an open fur coat exposing a scarlet dress gazes intently with pursed lips.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Cassy enjoyed drinking goat milk and was known to lick the window of her enclosure intently whenever something or someone on the other side interested her.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intently
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“Intently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intently. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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