objectively
adverb
ob·jec·tive·ly
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: in an objective rather than subjective or biased way : with a basis in observable facts rather than feelings or opinions
The author does not attempt to seek scapegoats but rather artfully and objectively articulates one of the ills in America's cities and communities, an ill which has inevitably resulted in the racial polarization of our country.—
Lois Mark Stalvey
Lois Mark StalveyThey are tasked with the responsibility to vet all alternatives and objectively present their findings to the public.—Robert F. Walsh
Robert F. WalshJustice Antonin Scalia explained in his opinion for a unanimous Court that past cases never held that an officer's motive invalidates objectively justifiable conduct under the Fourth Amendment.—Tracey Maclin
Tracey MaclinAny good politician learns not to go around predicting outcomes that are objectively unlikely …—Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas LemannExamples of objectively in a Sentence
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Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, said the officer's previous experience of being rammed and dragged could be considered in the investigation when weighing whether his actions were objectively reasonable.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
That would depend on the Supremacy Clause, which asks whether the officer subjectively believed the conduct was necessary to carry out federal duties, and whether the officer’s conduct was objectively reasonable under the circumstances.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
When identity distorts reality Social identity can shape how people interpret even objectively true facts.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
But the court determined Contreras’s complaint was based on his objectively reasonable, though mistaken, complaint about Green Thumb’s violation of an actual law, the EPA.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2026
That would depend on the Supremacy Clause, which asks whether the officer subjectively believed the conduct was necessary to carry out federal duties, and whether the officer’s conduct was objectively reasonable under the circumstances.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 9 Jan. 2026
When identity distorts reality Social identity can shape how people interpret even objectively true facts.
—Justin Angle, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
But the court determined Contreras’s complaint was based on his objectively reasonable, though mistaken, complaint about Green Thumb’s violation of an actual law, the EPA.
—Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
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“Objectively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectively. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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