Examples of duly in a Sentence
They were duly impressed by her speech.
The objections were duly noted.
The singer duly appeared back on stage for an encore.
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It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Lunch conversation naturally drifted toward food, with Sarah Andelman sharing a new restaurant discovery in Stockholm with Nuriev, who duly began following its Instagram account.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 May 2026
Simone Inzaghi’s side were duly demolished 5-0 in the most one-sided final in the competition’s history.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Having thus proved his usefulness — and that there’s no task too lowly for this factotum to unquestioningly carry out — Henri is duly hired and suddenly his fortunes are on the rise.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
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Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Lunch conversation naturally drifted toward food, with Sarah Andelman sharing a new restaurant discovery in Stockholm with Nuriev, who duly began following its Instagram account.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 29 May 2026
Simone Inzaghi’s side were duly demolished 5-0 in the most one-sided final in the competition’s history.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 29 May 2026
Having thus proved his usefulness — and that there’s no task too lowly for this factotum to unquestioningly carry out — Henri is duly hired and suddenly his fortunes are on the rise.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 20 May 2026
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈd(y)ü-lē 
: in a due manner, time, or degree
Legal Definition
duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈdü-lē, ˈdyü-
: in a due manner or time
failed to duly deliver
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