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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Whether despite this background or because of it, young Zac becomes preoccupied with the outward signs of extreme wealth, luxury cars especially, in a manner somewhat precocious but not entirely remarkable for a teenage boy.
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Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
After trading back twice on Thursday night to move out of the first round entirely, the San Francisco 49ers finally got on the board in the 2026 NFL Draft with the first pick of Round 2 on Friday, taking Ole Miss wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The evolutionary arms race A highly intelligent, 19-meter-long cephalopod actively hunting and crushing prey suggests that the Cretaceous evolutionary arms race wasn’t entirely dominated by vertebrates.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
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Mark O’Connell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
After trading back twice on Thursday night to move out of the first round entirely, the San Francisco 49ers finally got on the board in the 2026 NFL Draft with the first pick of Round 2 on Friday, taking Ole Miss wide receiver De’Zhaun Stribling.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The source reporting referenced above was written and edited entirely by journalists.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
The evolutionary arms race A highly intelligent, 19-meter-long cephalopod actively hunting and crushing prey suggests that the Cretaceous evolutionary arms race wasn’t entirely dominated by vertebrates.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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