Examples of namely in a Sentence
there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me
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To clear their names, Frida is forced to confront their pasts — namely, the fallout from their childhood in a cult.
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Laura Thompson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There are still a few hurdles ahead of him — namely recovery from wrist surgery to repair an injury that hampered him in 2024 — but signs point to the eight-time Pro Bowler being here at the start of the season.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
What the rebrand means for center staples — namely Barnes & Noble and UltraStar Cinemas — is still to be determined.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Veteran landscapers, casual gardeners, and everyone in between can agree on a lot of things, namely the fact that weeding is almost universally loathed.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
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Laura Thompson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There are still a few hurdles ahead of him — namely recovery from wrist surgery to repair an injury that hampered him in 2024 — but signs point to the eight-time Pro Bowler being here at the start of the season.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
What the rebrand means for center staples — namely Barnes & Noble and UltraStar Cinemas — is still to be determined.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2025
Veteran landscapers, casual gardeners, and everyone in between can agree on a lot of things, namely the fact that weeding is almost universally loathed.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 May 2025
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“Namely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/namely. Accessed 29 May. 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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