genuinely
adverb
gen·u·ine·ly
ˈjen-yə-wən-lē 
-(ˌ)win-,
nonstandard -ˌwīn-
Examples of genuinely in a Sentence
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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Van Edwards said it should only be used when genuinely triggered by a thought or association.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs had won, and Thornton — genuinely — was happy for his buddy.
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Taylor’s cerebral bent is nothing new, but here, it’s imbued with a fresh, tentative sweetness, and anchored by a genuinely swoony summer romance.
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Our students are amazing scholars, talented artists and performers, championship athletes, genuinely kind humans, and so much more.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
The Chiefs had won, and Thornton — genuinely — was happy for his buddy.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Taylor’s cerebral bent is nothing new, but here, it’s imbued with a fresh, tentative sweetness, and anchored by a genuinely swoony summer romance.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Our students are amazing scholars, talented artists and performers, championship athletes, genuinely kind humans, and so much more.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for genuinely
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genuinely. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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