How to Use not necessarily in a Sentence

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  • The most successful estate plans are not necessarily the ones that save the most tax dollars.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But the importer does not necessarily think about the transaction in terms of basis points.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Even odder is that many of the composers did not necessarily feel compelled to explore nationalist themes.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The goal is not necessarily to rank all 30 teams, but to group them into buyers, sellers and everyone stuck in between.
    — Tim Britton, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • The book is organized in chapters that are not necessarily sequential (there are three to five different ways of reading the book).
    — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026
  • The companies that win the next decade of B2B software will not necessarily have the most features.
    — Salim Gheewalla, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • An exceptionally long life, in Newman’s telling, is not necessarily a function of good genes, good behaviors, or good luck.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • But the court rulings, while hugely significant, are not necessarily the end of the legal battle over student loan forgiveness.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The companies that endure are not necessarily the most innovative.
    — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The yen's weakness is not necessarily a straightforward negative for Japan Inc.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The strike authorization vote does not necessarily mean a strike will happen, but gives the union the option to call a strike if necessary, and is often used as a show of force amid negotiations.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
  • This does not necessarily mean that the United States will become a European-style social democracy.
    — Steven Delco, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • Return Wire Hangers to the Dry Cleaner Wire hangers are awkward to store and not necessarily the best for your clothes long term.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • Gorsuch, meanwhile, thinks that the children of people with legal but temporary status, which would include those in the country on student and work visas, are not necessarily birthright citizens.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • This is an opinion and analysis article, and the views expressed by the author or authors are not necessarily those of Scientific American.
    — Florencia Canelli, Scientific American, 1 July 2026
  • These examples echo views presented by analysts that making employees redundant while using more AI may not necessarily offer the best route to business growth.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.
    — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Yet the challenge is not necessarily the volume of communication, but whether communication produces genuine understanding.
    — Majeed Javdani, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • But not necessarily the knowledge, confidence or contacts to take it to next stage of monetization, strike collaborative partnerships or exercise operational prudence.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • But integration does not necessarily mean having an API connection with electronic health records (EHRs).
    — Zaman Shah, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Why Visibility Matters More Than Speed In my experience, the organizations navigating disruption most effectively are not necessarily the ones with the largest inventories or the lowest operating costs.
    — Jim Bureau, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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