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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Binet’s Porte was duly constructed late the following year and marked a kind of apotheosis of natural design incorporated within architecture.
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As such, free trade had won the day and was duly put into effect in early 1989.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The sides were duly handed out to each attendee.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
They were duly beaten in the latter and manager Erik ten Hag was sacked.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
As such, free trade had won the day and was duly put into effect in early 1989.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
The sides were duly handed out to each attendee.
—Jay Glennie, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
They were duly beaten in the latter and manager Erik ten Hag was sacked.
—Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 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 15 Nov. 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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