How to Use entirely in a Sentence

entirely

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  • There was a small spot where the paint had come off entirely.
    — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • This one lived entirely on dry land.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Not all of whom are entirely hideous.
    — Hermione Hoby, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Its wounds have still not entirely healed.
    — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But that is entirely the point.
    — Mark Littler, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Kroenke is not entirely sure that’s true.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • Was that a body double or was that entirely you in the scene?
    — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The watch is entirely white save for a huge pink dial.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
  • The scariest part of it is that the premise is entirely true.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Right now there are three that are entirely vine to bottle wines.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 9 June 2022
  • The catch is that the best parts are entirely audio-based.
    — Jill Duffy, PC Magazine, 28 May 2026
  • It’s made entirely in one saucepan with only a whisk.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Okay, that’s not entirely true.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Though, the removal of the vines doesn’t spell out entirely bad news.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Both sides have a point, and neither is entirely wrong.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
  • The origin of that swelling is not entirely clear.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Things weren’t entirely smooth, though.
    — Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
  • But this new game is, uh, something else entirely.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Instead, the two wrote an entirely new book.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • This was an entirely new team on the floor on Thursday night.
    — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In two of the photos, her head is either cropped or out of shot entirely.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026
  • To fold the omelet, some people can do it entirely by shaking the pan.
    — Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
  • But if the burn goes awry, Orion could miss the moon entirely.
    — Nadia Drake, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2022
  • This helped a little bit, but did not entirely solve the problem.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The music isn’t entirely his choice, though.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Of course, perhaps that’s entirely the point.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Light lager, craft ale, something else entirely?
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • What’s wild is that your music doesn’t even have to be entirely in those languages.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Later in the day, the boat was almost entirely full.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • For some reason, the room was entirely blue, with wall-to-wall blue carpet.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 May 2026

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