Examples of certainly not in a Sentence
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Mamdani’s win is not representative of mainstream Democrats and certainly not of moderates in middle America.
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Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Some fans — though certainly not all — have started to tune out since the Sunflower Showdown defeat.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, were certainly not expecting the shutdown to last this long.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
This was certainly not my first medical rodeo.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Some fans — though certainly not all — have started to tune out since the Sunflower Showdown defeat.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Republicans, meanwhile, were certainly not expecting the shutdown to last this long.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
This was certainly not my first medical rodeo.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Certainly not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/certainly%20not. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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