How to Use necessarily in a Sentence
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This just wasn’t the part of the show most came for, necessarily.
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Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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To be sure, protest is not the only or necessarily the best way to do that.
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Christopher L. Eisgruber,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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But just because it can be banned does not mean it necessarily will be banned.
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Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Plus the idea of not having to necessarily learn lines, as there were cue cards.
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Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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So a bunch of stuff is, is, is moving over, but that does not necessarily mean.
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Leila Atassi,
cleveland,
21 Apr. 2022
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Not all the flashy stuff necessarily, but kind of the inner him that we were all so touched by.
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Chris Klimek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Nov. 2024
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But this wasn’t the necessarily the time for this kind of music.
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Melinda Newman,
Billboard,
16 Feb. 2024
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High school rules state that the game ends at the buzzer, not necessarily if the clock reads zero.
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Lori Riley,
courant.com,
10 Jan. 2022
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Dark red in the map doesn't necessarily mean a home is overtaxed.
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Nushrat Rahman,
Detroit Free Press,
14 Oct. 2022
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Not overnight, and not necessarily for the worse.
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New Atlas,
23 June 2026
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But that doesn’t necessarily mean group settings are the way to go.
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Alena Botros,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2022
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That doesn't mean the claimant is necessarily the winner just yet.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
Peoplemag,
24 Apr. 2023
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None of this was necessarily by design three months ago.
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Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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His view of the stock market is not necessarily for outsize gains from here.
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Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
2 June 2026
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And not out of malice necessarily, some people are just so in their heads about their own stuff.
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Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
2 Dec. 2024
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The views expressed here are theirs and do not necessarily reflect those of their school.
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Kellen Mermin-Bunnell and Ariana M. Traub,
STAT,
13 July 2022
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That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
9 June 2026
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That's not necessarily a bad thing, though.
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K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
23 June 2026
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The player who fits that spot would not necessarily need to come from the linebacker group, though.
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Nathan Baird,
cleveland,
7 Dec. 2021
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This doesn’t mean that any of these four are necessarily looking to leave their current school.
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Greg Riddle,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Most of the pledges are as made; some have necessarily changed as the circumstances have changed.
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Yasmeen Serhan,
Time,
11 June 2023
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That is not necessarily the case in Spain.
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Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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He's beloved by his party's base, but not necessarily as much among the electorate at large.
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Joel Mathis,
The Week,
14 Sep. 2022
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That’s not necessarily a sleight to the show itself.
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David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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None of these were necessarily big names, but that was not Edu’s focus.
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James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
12 Dec. 2024
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Less gifted players, though, would not necessarily be on as fast a track.
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Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
24 June 2026
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Image At the same time, even that is no longer necessarily enough.
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Rory Smith,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2024
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Art forgers don’t necessarily give away all their tips.
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Emily Watlington,
ARTnews.com,
20 May 2026
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But the picture drawn from these analyses was necessarily a bit coarse.
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Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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The poor start to the season didn’t necessarily catch Betts off guard.
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Katie Woo,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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