They are a newly married couple.
That is a newly acquired habit.
Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise.
The room is newly painted.
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After most of those incidents, ABC and Warners have vowed to do a better job vetting contestants and tightening up other procedures before cameras rolled and supporting their newly famous alumni afterward.—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 21 Mar. 2026 Jacir’s absorbing film takes place during the 1936–39 Arab revolt, which was a response to British rule and the colonial authority’s partnership with newly arriving Jewish refugees from Europe.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 The move, which is believed to involve a reorg, comes 10 months after newly public Starz, run by President and CEO Jeff Hirsch, separated from Lionsgate.—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Mar. 2026 The Brooklyn psych-folk artist’s 2025 debut, newly reissued by AD 93, is dissonant, ghostly, and otherworldly, summoning complex emotions with sparse tools.—Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for newly
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of newly was
before the 12th century