genuinely
adverb
gen·u·ine·ly
ˈjen-yə-wən-lē 
-(ˌ)win-,
nonstandard -ˌwīn-
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Examples of genuinely in a Sentence
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Everyone is genuinely worried about what will come next.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
Is the move genuinely luxurious or just stingy minimalism?
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HISTORICALLY, lavish lobbies telegraphed luxury to hotel guests in bold type.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
The film is genuinely singular, and this rare opportunity to see it in such a great venue is worth marking your calendar for.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Danielle Pinnock and Timothy Simmons play two local news anchors, whose low-key feud is one of the film’s genuinely funny threads.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
Just as diners prefer an open kitchen to witness culinary artistry, moviegoers want an honest portrayal of what a film truly is—no smoke, no mirrors, just a genuinely shameless cinematic experience.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
This Godzilla is, for the first time in a long while, genuinely terrifying.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
MacGowan described O’Connor as fragile, sensitive and genuinely spiritual.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
That’s hardly a mea culpa, but the tire industry genuinely has been an active partner in studying the problem.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2023
Is the move genuinely luxurious or just stingy minimalism?
14
HISTORICALLY, lavish lobbies telegraphed luxury to hotel guests in bold type.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, WSJ, 1 Dec. 2023
The film is genuinely singular, and this rare opportunity to see it in such a great venue is worth marking your calendar for.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Danielle Pinnock and Timothy Simmons play two local news anchors, whose low-key feud is one of the film’s genuinely funny threads.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Nov. 2023
Just as diners prefer an open kitchen to witness culinary artistry, moviegoers want an honest portrayal of what a film truly is—no smoke, no mirrors, just a genuinely shameless cinematic experience.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
This Godzilla is, for the first time in a long while, genuinely terrifying.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
MacGowan described O’Connor as fragile, sensitive and genuinely spiritual.
—Amanda Hess, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
That’s hardly a mea culpa, but the tire industry genuinely has been an active partner in studying the problem.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1613, in the meaning defined above
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genuinely. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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