How to Use certainly not in a Sentence
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Of all of the things on my Tayvis wedding bingo card, this was certainly not amongst them.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
4 July 2026
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No flashing lights, no blaring music, no extra mustard, certainly not for a first-round match.
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Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
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And certainly not to the American who hears the national anthem and feels pride in the country instead of disgust.
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Dan Zaksheske Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
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Led by allies of the mayor, the Gaspard commission will certainly not support nonpartisan elections/open primaries, but now that doesn’t matter.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 July 2026
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And last, but certainly not least, 16) Portland Thorns hosting Racing Louisville to cap the weekend as the top-versus-bottom-of-the-table clash.
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Emily Olsen,
New York Times,
30 June 2026
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Howard’s intervention is certainly not the only factor that has steered Australia toward a more polarized political reality.
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Oscar Schwartz,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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Last, but certainly not least—I’ve had my Ceramic Air Styler since its first generation, but its latest iteration has a shorter handle and overall lighter design.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 July 2026
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And the Lakers are in a better place for Dončić, not in the upper echelon of the Western Conference yet, but certainly not the basement of the post-Kobe/pre-LeBron era.
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Jason Jones,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
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