militarily
adverb
mil·i·tari·ly ˌmi-lə-ˈter-ə-lē 
1
: in a military manner
2
: from a military standpoint
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Five successive White Houses have failed to defeat the movement militarily or to influence its leaders to change their ideology. 
Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 Biden has said the U.S. would intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan, though the administration has walked back those comments. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 In May, President Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan militarily in the event of an attack by China, before the White House backtracked on his statement, maintaining a long-running policy of ambiguity over the extent of U.S. assistance. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 President Joe Biden said in May that the U.S. would respond militarily if China invaded Taiwan, offering one of the most forceful White House statements in support of Taiwan's self-governing in decades. Eric Tucker, ajc, 6 July 2022 The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act commits Congress to selling weapons to Taiwan for its self-defense but is silent on whether the U.S. is obligated to defend Taiwan militarily in the event of an attack. Courtney Mcbride, WSJ, 26 May 2022 Biden clearly isn't comfortable leaving any doubt over the U.S. willingness to defend Taiwan militarily. Harold Maass, The Week, 25 May 2022 Ahead of a summit with Australia, India and Japan, an off-the-cuff vow to defend the island militarily against China complicates diplomacy, particularly for Australia. New York Times, 24 May 2022 As of 4/29/2022, the United States has no treaty obligation to militarily defend Ukraine. Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 See More
Steve Coll, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2022 Biden has said the U.S. would intervene militarily if China attacked Taiwan, though the administration has walked back those comments. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2022 In May, President Biden said the United States would defend Taiwan militarily in the event of an attack by China, before the White House backtracked on his statement, maintaining a long-running policy of ambiguity over the extent of U.S. assistance. Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 6 July 2022 President Joe Biden said in May that the U.S. would respond militarily if China invaded Taiwan, offering one of the most forceful White House statements in support of Taiwan's self-governing in decades. Eric Tucker, ajc, 6 July 2022 The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act commits Congress to selling weapons to Taiwan for its self-defense but is silent on whether the U.S. is obligated to defend Taiwan militarily in the event of an attack. Courtney Mcbride, WSJ, 26 May 2022 Biden clearly isn't comfortable leaving any doubt over the U.S. willingness to defend Taiwan militarily. Harold Maass, The Week, 25 May 2022 Ahead of a summit with Australia, India and Japan, an off-the-cuff vow to defend the island militarily against China complicates diplomacy, particularly for Australia. New York Times, 24 May 2022 As of 4/29/2022, the United States has no treaty obligation to militarily defend Ukraine. Baltimore Sun, 18 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined at sense 1