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Example Sentences
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Talking at a New Yorker’s volume certainly helps.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
“It’s going to make things harder, certainly more expensive in Texas, and make it harder around the country,” Cornyn said.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
While it certainly appears the stock is in free fall, a quick turnaround certainly is possible.
From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026
According to Hansard, it is the first time Sir Desmond has asked a question of this one and it will almost certainly be the only time.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
He studied us now out of faded blue eyes in a way that let us know we weren’t the first unruly cadets he’d ever dealt with, and we most certainly wouldn’t be his last.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing certainly
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ly
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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 4–6
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Novel Study: Barrio Boy, Parts 1–3
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