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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The Vikings duly responded on the returning drive when running back Cam Akers capped off a 12-play 92-yard drive with a touchdown pass to Josh Oliver.
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Rasmus Hojlund is the beneficiary and duly obliges with a low finish through goalkeeper Rui Silva’s legs for a goal that will live long in the memory.
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And every step in the life of daughter Luca (Maja Bons), from conception to current 16-year-old status, has been duly shared with the world.
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When India decided this spring that the Pakistani singer Ali Zafar was a national security menace, his Instagram account was duly blocked.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
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Frank Nunns O'Connell, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
Rasmus Hojlund is the beneficiary and duly obliges with a low finish through goalkeeper Rui Silva’s legs for a goal that will live long in the memory.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
And every step in the life of daughter Luca (Maja Bons), from conception to current 16-year-old status, has been duly shared with the world.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
When India decided this spring that the Pakistani singer Ali Zafar was a national security menace, his Instagram account was duly blocked.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, The New York Review of Books, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 6 Oct. 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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