locally

adverb

lo·​cal·​ly ˈlō-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce locally (audio)
1
: with respect to a particular place or situation
2
: nearby
3
: in the region of origin

Examples of locally in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The owners source the ingredients as locally as possible. Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024 The cruise line sources fish locally from more than 60 ports around the world. Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024 The club will host Seattle Reign FC for a 5 p.m. kickoff that will be broadcasted locally on NBC Sports Bay Area and streamed for free on NWSL-plus. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024 So locally, there’s a big scene of local gyms and stuff. Allison Dikanovic, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024 Otherwise, Scarborough has mostly provided a backdrop for Hollywood movies that are shot locally, like Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water and Pacific Rim, The Incredible Hulk, and Resident Evil: Afterlife. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024 Matter is a new smart home interoperability standard designed to provide a common language for connected devices to communicate locally in your home without relying on a cloud connection. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 11 Apr. 2024 But as Denver welcomes more and more hotels, visitors will certainly find something to suit their travel style, whether that’s a grand luxury property or a design-forward bolthole with a locally beloved restaurant. Chadner Navarro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2024 Hunter Tubbs, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Gary, Maine, told Seacoast Online, part of the USA TODAY network, that periods of moderate to locally heavy snow were expected to continue until late morning, and may mix with rain again in the afternoon. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of locally was in 1773

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“Locally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locally. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

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