How to Use truly in a Sentence

truly

adverb
  • I truly believe they can do it.
  • He truly enjoyed the concert.
  • A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
  • Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
  • This is truly a different situation.
  • That is truly the girl next door.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • This was truly a week for the books.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
  • And truly no one is stronger than you.
    — ABC News, 9 May 2026
  • Some of the movies were truly great ones.
    — Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The truly great ones put those fires out.
    — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Any found guilty of truly heinous crimes.
    — City News Service, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Let play teach you what truly works.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 10 Jan. 2026
  • These pods are truly the best of both worlds.
    — Grace McCarty, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
  • She's truly blessed to have found you.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • What makes a whiskey truly world-class?
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And there’s truly no right or wrong style.
    — Julianna Chen, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • This one is truly the best spray there is.
    — Olivia Cefalu, InStyle, 21 June 2026
  • Guard your pace now to feel truly more free.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • And Vince truly does not write to themes.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Baked on a large sheet pan, this cake was truly made to serve a crowd.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
  • There are folks who like wine, and then there are those who truly love wine.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 11 Nov. 2022
  • The secret to this dish is truly in the name.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
  • We are truly stuck between a rock and a hard place.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Who’s to say who is or isn’t truly Wilde at heart?
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2026
  • Annie is truly alone at the end of the world.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Either way, this is truly the end of an era.
    — James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • That man truly will give his shirt off his back for anyone.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Academia has a long way to go to truly be a safe space for young minds to learn.
    — Morteza Mahmoudi, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2022
  • What truly makes the card shine is its rewards.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Out back is where the show has truly earned its party stripes.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 Apr. 2026

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