How to Use clearly in a Sentence

clearly

adverb
  • You should try to speak more clearly.
  • The problem is very clearly getting worse.
  • The mountain was clearly visible in the distance.
  • By the 2010s, the device was clearly in a steep decline.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2024
  • And while that risk remains, the worst is clearly behind us.
    Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • For now, there are clearly limits to how well AI can do the job of a human on its own.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 24 June 2023
  • That clearly displayed how the dollar can be weaponized.
    Tuugi Chuluun, The Conversation, 1 June 2023
  • Castellanos clearly beat the throw, but Williams called him out, sending out the boo birds in the City of Brotherly Love.
    Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • And even if the rate of inflation is slowing, those price hikes have clearly left their mark.
    Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, 30 July 2023
  • Shields was clearly touched by the gesture, though, and accepted her award with tears in her eyes.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 8 Nov. 2023
  • But my position was, very clearly, that wasn’t the fault of music.
    Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The set was fine by their standards but the vibe was not, and singer Damon Albarn clearly noticed.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Rob Lowe and Sheryl Berkoff have been married for over 30 years, and are clearly more in love than ever.
    Country Living Staff, Country Living, 17 May 2023
  • Brian Newberry, the first-year coach, clearly has his work cut out for him.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The skin becomes swollen, hot, and red in one area that is clearly delineated from healthy skin.
    Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Keaton's video clearly amused the actress's celebrity followers, who were quick to add their comments to the post.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 10 June 2023
  • Bruce Bochy has clearly been a difference maker in his first season with the Rangers.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Extending the deadline signals the board still clearly believes in the power of Iger.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The gentleman has clearly done his homework and put in hard training.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024
  • In that game, McCarthy was clearly playing hurt, and the Wolverines were struggling to protect him on drop-backs.
    J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023
  • That was clearly the case with Friday night’s forecast.
    Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The only downside: the curved handle shape was clearly designed with right-handed users in mind.
    Sarah Maberry, ELLE, 23 June 2023
  • But the slump in the city-center hotel business clearly was not something the Trump family had planned.
    Eric Lipton, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Hurts clearly seems to be making the most of the $255 million that came with his record-breaking extension contract with the Eagles.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2023
  • There were clearly a lot of contracts that people had lost track of or weren’t looking at, and that was insightful.
    Bykylie Robison, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Judging from her latest look, the actor was clearly heating up a hot tool to get this super sleek straight style.
    Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 June 2023
  • Cousins clearly spent a lot of time locating suitable movie clips for this portrait.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The pair clearly rate each other highly for their acting skills and for the kind of professionalism that has kept them both a the top of the game for more than two decades.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Dec. 2023
  • The evidence presented clearly did not meet the burden of proof to convict.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Just note that the camera does better outdoors in bright light; it's clearly meant for daytime shooting.
    Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 16 Apr. 2024

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