How to Use presently in a Sentence

presently

adverb
  • I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently.
  • Kinney’s Near West Side loft unit is not presently on the market.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Republicans presently hold 64 of the House's 99 seats and will pick up three more next year.
    Jon Brown, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • He was born in 1891, in the village of Sontsovka, presently known as Sontsivka, in eastern Ukraine.
    Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The house found a buyer after just two days on the market, and is presently under contract.
    Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 What you’re used to may presently seem odd to others.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Point Hope is the place Tuzroyluke calls home, even if she was born and raised in Anchorage and presently resides there.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
  • This may be why the food internet is presently in love with crispy Parmesan crust on the face of roasted potatoes.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • There is presently no evidence to indicate that HHC will not show up in a drug test.
    Atticus McKittrick, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • What's the difference between your Fender and the Fenders presently on the market?
    Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Leo July 23-August 22 Life is presently blowing hot and cold for you.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The company doesn’t presently sell an all-electric vehicle in the US.
    Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Look for someone who's presently willing to nourish your new roots.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The university does not presently have possession of the video.
    Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022
  • An impulse buy could presently be tempting you, but someone else might put their foot down.
    Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Tesla is presently far ahead of VW in terms of software expertise.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The Soyuz rocket had launched nearly all 428 of the company's satellites that are presently in orbit.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Even the shyest wallflower could presently benefit from putting themselves out there.
    Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The album is presently the most-streamed album by a Ghanaian act on Spotify.
    Ify Obi, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2022
  • There is presently no obvious answer to the right mix behind that quintet.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Arizona presently doesn’t possess a selection in either the fourth or fifth rounds.
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The Journal said it could presently not be learned whether Apple has partnered with another bank.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The union’s lease on its Wilshire Boulevard building presently extends until 2032.
    Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023
  • With Brown still sidelined for about a month, where does Green presently sit on Arizona’s official depth chart in Kingsbury’s mind?
    Bob McManaman, The Arizona Republic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Near Sarasota, red tide is presently low but could be measured at high by Tuesday.
    Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, one of the older EV startups, Faraday Future, is presently a mess.
    Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 13 June 2022
  • The company presently has a single carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, that made its first flight in 2008.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 July 2022
  • After extensive research and screening, our team came up with the best choice available on the market presently.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The song’s profile has swelled thanks to its prominence on TikTok (with the platform not presently reporting directly to Billboard‘s charts).
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The fund will last an undetermined period of time with grants presently one-time only.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2023

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