Examples of certainly in a Sentence
It will certainly rain tomorrow.
This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.
I'm certainly going to try.
The new version is most certainly easier to use.
The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.
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Michael Marot, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Abel has been involved in Berkshire's Japanese investments for the past several years and almost certainly is behind the additional purchases.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 23 May 2026
The burns were certainly epic, with one set delivered by Will Ferrell as his Anchorman persona Ron Burgundy.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 May 2026
The Angels cannot hit, cannot pitch and certainly cannot field.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
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“Certainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainly. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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certainly
adverb
cer·tain·ly
ˈsərt-ᵊn-lē 
1
: in a manner that is certain : for certain
the only event of which anything is certainly known
2
: without doubt : surely
certainly you can do it
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