How to Use permanently in a Sentence

permanently

adverb
  • This life drop permanently added a point of health to my life gauge.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 18 May 2026
  • This make-ahead coleslaw recipe is permanently on our go-to potluck dish list.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 7 May 2026
  • The role has yet to be permanently filled.
    — Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Look for small cracks and holes, and use sealant caulk to fill the space permanently.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • She is permanently left on the outside, her fate sealed as much as his.
    — Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Yet none of those clubs have yet taken him on permanently.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Dozens of them show her art inked permanently onto fans’ skin.
    — Simone Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • Greg’s true love was the game that permanently damaged his brain.
    — Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 24 July 2025
  • Take him off the road permanently.
    — Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Maybe Blanche will get the job permanently.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Is there any way to permanently disable this?
    — John Paul Senior Manager Public Affairs and Traffic Safety Aaa Northeast, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026
  • How to permanently get rid of black widows?
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Sort of like a fold-out desk, they are permanently mounted and can be pulled out as required.
    — Melissa Grustat, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Will the Big Arch stay on the menu permanently?
    — Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Now that the crisis is over, states should repeal these rules permanently.
    — Kevin Schmidt, WSJ, 24 Feb. 2023
  • This has permanently scarred me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • His hair was permanently wet with pomade.
    — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Special elections will be held to fill the seats permanently.
    — Harold Maass, The Week, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Then there are the people who go permanently missing, of whom no trace is ever found.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Once a project of this size is built, the hydrology of the site is permanently changed.
    — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 27 May 2026
  • Make sure the number is permanently closed.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
  • And now, six of them are riding for free, with the logo permanently inscribed on their arms.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Hodges cried out in pain, and managed to shake the man off before his eye was permanently damaged.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Pretty much all of them feel permanently off balance.
    — Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Leaves left under a cover can stain resin permanently.
    — Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Has now joined them permanently after that initial loan.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The bar permanently closed after the shooting, and the space has sat vacant since.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The visas are not intended for people who want to stay permanently.
    — Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
  • And for some investors, that could mean pushing it out of reach, perhaps permanently.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • It is not known who's on the shortlist to replace Waltz permanently.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 May 2025

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