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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Agent Albert Molina Lopez and coach Juan Carlos Ferrero were not totally on board with this downtime and their charge duly lost in the second round at Queen’s to Draper.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
One of them, a graduate student named Hailey, who had the kind of vulgar beauty of fecundity, duly fell pregnant.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
When Napoleon insists on Antonin serving a dessert in the form of a pyramid — a bald-faced invocation of the war between France and England, and a provocation to the English ambassador, who is theoretically the guest of honor — Antonin duly wheels one into the dining room.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Pera duly knocked the former world No. 4 out in straight sets, before sending her off with good wishes in her victory speech.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
One of them, a graduate student named Hailey, who had the kind of vulgar beauty of fecundity, duly fell pregnant.
—Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
When Napoleon insists on Antonin serving a dessert in the form of a pyramid — a bald-faced invocation of the war between France and England, and a provocation to the English ambassador, who is theoretically the guest of honor — Antonin duly wheels one into the dining room.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Pera duly knocked the former world No. 4 out in straight sets, before sending her off with good wishes in her victory speech.
—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for duly
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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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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