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: 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
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: 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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If the Heat truly value and respect Bam Adebayo as their franchise player, then every season without a quality cast alongside means a lost season – for both the Heat and for Bam.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Lower settings, XeSS, and (if frame rates are truly subpar) frame generation exist to supplement the performance.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
The real issue isn't the methods themselves, but their failure to address the fundamental question of what truly deserves time on one's calendar.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
This is, after all, a presidential center, not a library, a decision made in light of Obama being the first president of a truly digital age.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026
Lower settings, XeSS, and (if frame rates are truly subpar) frame generation exist to supplement the performance.
—Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
The real issue isn't the methods themselves, but their failure to address the fundamental question of what truly deserves time on one's calendar.
—Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
This is, after all, a presidential center, not a library, a decision made in light of Obama being the first president of a truly digital age.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026
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“Truly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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truly
adverb
tru·ly
ˈtrü-lē 
: in a true manner
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