exclusively
adverb
ex·clu·sive·ly
ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē 
-ziv-
: in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.
an exclusively male/female clientele
I started working exclusively as an actor when I was 25 years old, and I had a good life.—
Bryan Cranston
Bryan CranstonWith richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.—Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.
Harold Underwood Faulkner et al."In some industries," says [Larry] Page, who spoke exclusively with TIME about the new venture, "it takes 10 or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real …"—Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman
Harry McCracken and Lev GrossmanExamples of exclusively in a Sentence
his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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The 2025 Rolex Junior All-America Teams (First and Second) include 48 boys and 48 girls from 15 states and three countries, selected exclusively through the Rolex AJGA Rankings as of October 14, 2025.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Roversi works almost exclusively with Polaroid, both in color and in black-and-white, and his edge tends to be softer, with the diffuse glow of an Impressionist painting.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The acclaimed author of This Book Will Bury Me and The Last Housewife takes a starry turn with her latest thriller Hot Girl Murder Club, for which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
To honor 35 years of impact, sisterhood, and resilience, The DIVA Foundation opened its archives exclusively for ESSENCE.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
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Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Roversi works almost exclusively with Polaroid, both in color and in black-and-white, and his edge tends to be softer, with the diffuse glow of an Impressionist painting.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The acclaimed author of This Book Will Bury Me and The Last Housewife takes a starry turn with her latest thriller Hot Girl Murder Club, for which PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
To honor 35 years of impact, sisterhood, and resilience, The DIVA Foundation opened its archives exclusively for ESSENCE.
—Donnetta Monk, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for exclusively
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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