They are a newly married couple.
That is a newly acquired habit.
Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise.
The room is newly painted.
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At least 5,200 people have been newly displaced, the International Organization for Migration said.—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026 Some newly arriving airlines at O’Hare made their plans before the war.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026 Vance, who has adopted a newly prominent role in brokering an end to the conflict, spoke to representatives from the mediating countries — which include Pakistan and Turkey — as recently as Tuesday.—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026 In the span of reading just one sentence, over a timescale of just over three seconds, that implies that about a thousandth of a galaxy becomes newly visible.—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newly
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of newly was
before the 12th century