How to Use socially in a Sentence

socially

adverb
  • Then there’s what happens in the world at that time, socially.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
  • She’s watched teenagers struggle socially and then make a new friend.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
  • How do people get back to a more socially engaged form of this?
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Click through to see the five most socially harmonious cities in the world.
    — Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Thinking used to be something that had to be done socially.
    — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
  • But then also socially is very conscious but at the same time doesn't give a f---.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2023
  • At most, crowds may form at the checkpoints, though there is room to socially distance.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Nov. 2021
  • And, of course, people wore masks and face shields, and socially distanced on set.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Vance drank socially, but not to excess, the friend recalled.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Many are socially skilled with a broad range of interests and hobbies.
    — Sapna Cheryan, Scientific American, 27 July 2022
  • Many people stopped asking my parents to do things with them socially.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • Soar does get out and practice moguls every day, masked and socially distanced.
    — Lori Riley, courant.com, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Vij has a strong background in public and socially engaged art.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This puts climate and socially conscious investors in a tough spot.
    — Anneken Tappe, CNN, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Her first socially conscious number is a polite call-to-arms.
    — A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Most of us would deny that any socially useful work can be or should be debasing.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • Gone are the days when a cold beer or a glass of wine were the only socially acceptable ways to unwind.
    — Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Court rules do not require jurors to be socially distanced in the jury box.
    — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 17 May 2022
  • Virtues grow where they are socially reinforced.
    — Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • My father has an aversion to the socially standard way of doing things.
    — Nicolaia Rips, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024
  • Like wearing the finest doughnut crumbs on your face, but in a socially acceptable way.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • But the socially optimal time is later than that.
    — Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Ever since then, though, the style has become socially verboten.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Some want to wear it, play it, collect it, gift it, or experience it socially.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Kids who are more socially confident are not fearless.
    — Kelsey Mora, CNBC, 24 May 2026
  • Selby sees that assumption play out socially as well.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But no one expected the star to make a socially-conscious album.
    — Gloria Alamrew, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2022
  • This isn’t the time to juggle a million projects or overextend yourself socially.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Autism can be harder to detect in adults due to masking or hiding symptoms to fit in socially.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 2 July 2025
  • Is it tucked into a sad corner for the socially dispossessed?
    — Mac Schwerin, The Atlantic, 29 Mar. 2024

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