How to Use directly in a Sentence

directly

adverb

• The package will be sent directly to your home.
• She said that she wanted to speak to you directly.
• We parked directly behind the store.
• He sat directly across from me at the dinner table.
• He refused to answer the question directly.
• Antonyms are words that are directly opposite in meaning.
• Thousands of people were directly affected by the disaster.
• The two accidents are directly related.
• In the first panel, the dot stares directly at the sun.
  — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 20 June 2023
• But if the call seems fishy, just hang up and reach out directly via the Amazon app or website.
  — Ron Lieber, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
• The company said that the impact launched the woman directly in front of the Cruise AV, which ran over her.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023
• For a screen directly in front of your eyes, that added speed will make a big difference.
  — Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 June 2023
• Some of that bile goes directly to your intestines, and the rest is stored in your gallbladder.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 12 Jan. 2024
• Serve it directly in the packets or transfer the contents of each to serving plates.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
• His firm had a case on Long Island where a sushi counter was so narrow that the chefs couldn’t serve customers directly.
  — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• He will be based in the New York office, reporting directly to me.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 6 Nov. 2023
• As the car travels, the battery unit is powered directly.
  — Bret Baier, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2023
• The funding would go directly to states and ranges from $15 million apiece for Wyoming and Vermont to $1.8 billion for Texas.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2023
• Be sure to swing by Cave Bar, located directly below the restaurant, for a night cap.
  — Hannah Freedman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2023
• Testosterone can also take the form of gels, meaning that it is applied directly to the intact skin.
  — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023
• The live hearing came just hours after Hall and Oates directly attacked each other for the first time in court filings.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
• These coaches would be able to both train teachers and work directly with students.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Jan. 2024
• Israel was attacked for the first time in its history directly by Iran.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2024
• Can-Am claims the finger knuckle drops torque on the front upper ball joint by 85 percent and allows for shock dampers to now mount directly to the lower arm.
  — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2023
• Our tip would be to spend your Friday sundown at their restaurant Helios, where tables and chairs sit directly in the sand.
  — Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
• The United States government does not speak directly with them.
  — ABC News, 19 Nov. 2023
• So So Def label is directly correlated to Freaknik and 21 Savage is the new school.
  — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 29 Feb. 2024
• Also, the pellet stove is designed to vent directly to your chimney.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Mar. 2024
• Proceeds from the auction will directly support the library.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
• Plus, that rear wing is mounted on the car’s rear roof pillars (rather than the decklid), to apply downforce directly over the rear suspension.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024