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Examples of originally in a Sentence
That van originally belonged to us.
The building was originally a school.
They originally planned to fix their old car, but they decided to buy a new one instead.
Originally, the word had a very different meaning from its current meaning.
a New Yorker who is originally from Mexico
She has shown an ability to think originally about ways to improve the company.
Recent Examples of originally from the Web
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This article originally appeared in the September 2017 issue.
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This article was originally published Aug. 29 at 7:10 p.m.
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The abatement was a sticking point for many in originally approving the sales tax.
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To account for that runoff, people engineer systems to move the water away from where it is originally deposited, or to house it in situ, or even to reuse it.
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Wizard World CEO for the past year, John Maatta, said the company originally planned for 16 comic cons across the country in 2017 but ended up adding six events, bringing the total to 22.
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The trip was originally planned for earlier in August but was postponed to accommodate the Congressional calendar.
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On Thursday, City Manager Harry Black said the increase is less than was originally proposed.
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This story originally appeared in the September 2017 issue of House Beautiful.
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First Known Use of originally
14th century
originally Synonyms
Synonyms
firstly, initially, primarily, at first, to start withRelated Words
incipiently; primitivelyNear Antonyms
finally, lastly, ultimatelyORIGINALLY Defined for English Language Learners
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