How to use "especially" in a sentence

"Resolved: that the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively, is essential to that balance of power on which the perfection and endurance of our political fabric depend, and we denounce the lawless invasion by armed force of the soil of any State or Territory, no matter under what pretext, as among the gravest of crimes."

I will venture to add that to me the convention mode seems preferable, in that it allows amendments to originate with the people themselves, instead of only permitting them to take or reject propositions originated by others not especially chosen for the purpose, and which might not be precisely such as they would wish to either accept or refuse

Christmas 1823 was especially lively and colourful in the village of Montfermeil

The nearest water supply was half-way down the wooded hill on which Montfermeil stood, and Cosette hated fetching water, especially in the dark

Poker, blackjack, rummy: you name the game and Jimmy could play it, though he especially liked poker

But it was crowded because Cham had two younger sisters, and Sala knew they all hated living deep underground - especially Cham's dad Tian.

They met with friends, especially Palo and Ding, who were entering the pods as well

Peanut-butter toast had been one of Danny's favorite foods, even when he was a toddler and was especially picky about what he would eat

"Joel Bandiri is more responsible for the show than I am - especially if it's a flop."

And when all of a sudden someone does hit it big, especially on a slot machine where it can happen in a flash, they're so surprised they pass out

These were customers to whom the hotel was especially anxious to cater, and the more the Pyramid knew about them, the better it could serve them

Regulations on banks and real estate agents and on everyone else - except casino owners - are less troublesome here than in other states, which takes a burden off everybody, but which is especially attractive to people trying to spend and invest dirty cash

The jet hit an especially bad patch of turbulence

The growing crowd, he said, was now becoming a serious problem, especially the boys

Many field-guns, the report said, had been hidden around the country near Horsell Common, and especially between the Woking district and London

After that, I thought about Walter often, especially on the nights when Percival left me alone and went to parties with the people from the opera house.'