How to Use personally in a Sentence

personally

adverb
  • He blamed me personally for causing the problem.
  • The player was personally criticized by his coach.
  • You will be held personally responsible for any losses or damages.
  • I was personally offended by the article.
  • And of course, many of these may not be new to you personally.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Hafley doesn’t even know most of these guys personally at this point.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This is a great year for her personally.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • So for me personally, not a great day.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026
  • What did that line mean to you personally?
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • And that’s not just true for him personally.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • That's like a death trap to me, personally.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
  • If that's the case, don't take it personally.
    — Amy Morin, Parents, 3 Apr. 2026
  • So, try not to take it personally.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Or is the shape and the movement of the print too busy for you personally?
    — Eleni N. Gage, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • There were so many moments that were just such a gift for me personally.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Like, for me personally, that was never in the front of my mind.
    — Jackie Kostek, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • For me personally, a fan doesn’t need to try to get in a player’s head.
    — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • And none of them is likely to take it personally.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The irony is too much to handle for me personally.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 May 2026
  • Those who chose to cancel over the past week and come back might take it personally, though.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That could be someone else’s, but that just doesn’t align with me personally.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And a lot of that is figuring out where those gaps are and what those gaps are for you personally.
    — Yolanda MacHado, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Hal was a very big influence in my life, and personally, as well.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
  • And if someone personally loves coleslaw, that's great too!
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • At the time, this is the worst thing anyone’s ever done to me personally.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2023
  • But there was something about it personally for me that wasn’t a career move.
    — Peter Larsen, Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But there was something about it personally for me that wasn’t a career move.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The thing is, Rooster got to know some of these guys personally.
    — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • So just a tapered square for me personally.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 7 Oct. 2025
  • But just for me, personally, Mark is the busiest person in the world.
    — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 17 July 2022

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