entirely
adverb
en·tire·ly
in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts
Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
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But whether Warsh gets there before Jerome Powell's May 15 term expiration is another question entirely.
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Other artists are lesser known, such as Eunice Pinney, an early 19th-century folk watercolorist who was entirely self-taught, as well as Bernarda Bryson, a printmaker who depicted farmers in New Deal-era art and only gained recognition later in her life.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Judge Gayles, however, did not rule on the veracity of the Journal’s article or whether the facts in it are true and therefore not defamatory toward the president; attorneys for the paper and Murdoch had sought such a determination and for the case to be thrown out entirely.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
The portfolios of that latter group, meanwhile, have been swelled by a rising stock market and rising home values, outcomes that may not be entirely replicable for younger generations.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
Other artists are lesser known, such as Eunice Pinney, an early 19th-century folk watercolorist who was entirely self-taught, as well as Bernarda Bryson, a printmaker who depicted farmers in New Deal-era art and only gained recognition later in her life.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
Judge Gayles, however, did not rule on the veracity of the Journal’s article or whether the facts in it are true and therefore not defamatory toward the president; attorneys for the paper and Murdoch had sought such a determination and for the case to be thrown out entirely.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
The portfolios of that latter group, meanwhile, have been swelled by a rising stock market and rising home values, outcomes that may not be entirely replicable for younger generations.
—Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for entirely
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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