How to Use especially in a Sentence

especially

adverb

• I made this pie especially for you.
• He was especially concerned about the contract.
• There is nothing especially radical about that idea.
• Winning this tournament was especially satisfying.
• The matchup between him and Edey will make this one especially fun to watch.
  — Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
• By the end of the week, record highs will be in jeopardy, especially Thursday and Friday.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 5 Sep. 2023
• That’s asking a lot in a short week against the NFL’s hottest team, especially with a shady kicker.
  — Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023
• The first half of the film, rooted in the ’70s and the L.A. history of a golden age in music, is especially strong and flowing.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2023
• And then Taylor, especially with the writing, was like, ‘Dude, come and help.
  — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 19 Jan. 2023
• Staffers especially loved the Smoky Chile Queso, which has the distinct taste of queso and is spicy but not too hot.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 10 Jan. 2024
• Over the past 30 years, just three of his watches have surfaced on the market, all made especially for him.
  — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 Apr. 2024
• The Lego version of the FXX is aggressive looking, especially with the rear wing.
  — Sal Vaglica, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2023
• Ah, an eternal query in the quest for healthy strands, especially during the winter.
  — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2023
• But a lot has changed during those two decades—and especially during the past seven years.
  — Markham Heid, Time, 10 Jan. 2023
• Feel free to double or triple this recipe, especially if using to fill and frost a layer cake.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2023
• The council is especially concerned that larger dwellings could block sunlight of neighbors to the north.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2023
• Parenting can be tough — especially when a kid throws a tantrum.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 9 Mar. 2024
• There is a chance of large hail and damaging wind gusts along with the storms, especially south of Interstate 94 and east of Interstate 39.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2024
• My kids, especially, love amusement parks and watching them ride roller coasters is a thrill.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
• That jump is too much for most, especially those with a median income.
  — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 20 July 2023
• As for cancel culture, Melissa says her mom would have fought against it, especially for comics.
  — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
• Years of adaptation have made this flora especially drought- and frost-tolerant, and one tree can live up to 150 years.
  — Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
• Artists, though — especially one the caliber of Jamaica’s Samory-Tour Frazer, a.k.a.
  — Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
• That's close enough for me (especially for a model with just 100 particles).
  — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2024
• Maybe Europa’s ocean is especially salty, which would lower the freezing point.
  — WIRED, 24 Dec. 2023
• Big singles, especially diss tracks, almost always went through a step-by-step process before the full version reached the public.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024
• It's been decades of falling behind, and especially this past decade, in the most -- wealthiest times in the history of these companies.
  — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
• And that means that there is no such thing as too many sweaters, especially this henley knitted sweater that is an instant closet favorite.
  — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
• This should hold up for much of the week, but forecasters believe winds could kick up enough Monday night to bring some smoke/haze to the southern Willamette Valley, especially in the Eugene area.
  — oregonlive, 31 July 2023
• Adding a starting pitcher, especially one who can lead the rotation, is perhaps the club’s biggest need.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024