1
: in all sincerity : sincerely
truly sorry
—often used with yours as a complimentary close (as of a letter) or humorously to refer to oneself"Who's in charge here?" "Yours truly."
2
: in agreement with fact : truthfully
Is this poll truly representative?
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: with exactness of construction or operation
5
: in a proper or suitable manner
Examples of truly in a Sentence
These truly dark clusters, if they are real, would betray the universe's dirty secret: Big piles of mass don't necessarily come with lights attached.
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Robert Irion, Science, 20 June 2003
By the time Columbus arrived, truly large empires existed only in Mexico.
—Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2003
The streets and sidewalks of Bedley Run truly seemed as much mine as any person's, their almost affirming solidity underfoot, bouncing me along on my diurnal way.
—Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life, 1999
I truly believe they can do it.
He truly enjoyed the concert.
This is truly a different situation.
A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
Robert Irion, Science, 20 June 2003
By the time Columbus arrived, truly large empires existed only in Mexico.
—Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2003
The streets and sidewalks of Bedley Run truly seemed as much mine as any person's, their almost affirming solidity underfoot, bouncing me along on my diurnal way.
—Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life, 1999
I truly believe they can do it.
He truly enjoyed the concert.
This is truly a different situation.
A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
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Some infants were rehomed, in Ireland, the United Kingdom or as far away as the United States, Canada and Australia, but hundreds died and their remains discarded – their mothers often never knowing what truly happened to their babies.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
But this year, businesses say the warmer-than-normal start has kept crowds lighter and created uncertainty about when the winter rush will truly begin.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Larger, long-term studies are needed to confirm whether coffee truly slows biological aging.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
To truly understand the physics and structure of these droplets, scientists needed to look inside them.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Dec. 2025
But this year, businesses say the warmer-than-normal start has kept crowds lighter and created uncertainty about when the winter rush will truly begin.
—Conor McGill, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
Larger, long-term studies are needed to confirm whether coffee truly slows biological aging.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
To truly understand the physics and structure of these droplets, scientists needed to look inside them.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Truly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truly. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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truly
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tru·ly
ˈtrü-lē 
: in a true manner
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