variously
adverb
var·i·ous·ly
ˈver-ē-əs-lē 
1
: in various ways : at various times
was variously occupied teaching, farming, and clerking
2
: by various designations
known variously as principal, headmaster, and rector
Examples of variously in a Sentence
He has been variously described as a hero and a villain.
The term is spelled variously in different places.
The concept of freedom has been variously understood by different people.
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During his primary campaign, DeSantis was variously accused of wearing lifts in his cowboy boots, eating pudding with his fingers, and wiping his snot on other people.
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Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Thus the smart, vulnerable girls in Mr. Smith’s classroom, variously played by Maggie Kuntz, Morgan Scott, Amalia Yoo, and especially the superb Fina Strazza are filled with adolescent life and energy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
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Drew Nelles, Time, 28 Apr. 2025
The signing corpse in question here is that of a real-life outlaw, a man vividly named Elmer McCurdy, born in Maine in 1880 and variously a plumber, lead miner and boozer who decided that robbing banks and trains was a more lucrative way to pay for his whisky.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2025
Thus the smart, vulnerable girls in Mr. Smith’s classroom, variously played by Maggie Kuntz, Morgan Scott, Amalia Yoo, and especially the superb Fina Strazza are filled with adolescent life and energy.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Only Elordi, variously treated like beefcake and brooder, seems lost trying to square Julius’ early vulnerability with the final act’s hopeful romance.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for variously
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“Variously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variously. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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