Examples of namely in a Sentence
there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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While bees are the main pollinator of plants, there are other organisms that augment pollination, namely butterflies, hummingbirds, flies, wasps, bats and beetles.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Nikola Jovic: The pause created with Jovic is similar to the pause created with Ware, namely the risk of giving up too early on unique rookie-scale talent.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
In the weeks that followed, the government cited an obscure provision in a 1952 immigration law finding the office of the secretary of state can order someone deported if their beliefs could unfavorably impact U.S. foreign relations, namely, the government’s policy of combating antisemitism.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
With Materialists, the tender follow-up to her directorial feature debut Past Lives, the ending — namely, who gets the girl — came early on.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 June 2025
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 June 2025
Nikola Jovic: The pause created with Jovic is similar to the pause created with Ware, namely the risk of giving up too early on unique rookie-scale talent.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2025
In the weeks that followed, the government cited an obscure provision in a 1952 immigration law finding the office of the secretary of state can order someone deported if their beliefs could unfavorably impact U.S. foreign relations, namely, the government’s policy of combating antisemitism.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 June 2025
With Materialists, the tender follow-up to her directorial feature debut Past Lives, the ending — namely, who gets the girl — came early on.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for namely
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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namely
adverb
name·ly
ˈnām-lē 
: that is to say
the cat family, namely, lions, tigers, and related animals
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