1
: in all sincerity : sincerely
—often used with yours as a complimentary close
2
: in agreement with fact : truthfully
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4
: with exactness of construction or operation
5
: in a proper or suitable manner
Examples of truly in a Sentence
These truly dark clusters, if they are real, would betray the universe's dirty secret: Big piles of mass don't necessarily come with lights attached.
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Robert Irion, Science, 20 June 2003
By the time Columbus arrived, truly large empires existed only in Mexico.
—Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2003
The streets and sidewalks of Bedley Run truly seemed as much mine as any person's, their almost affirming solidity underfoot, bouncing me along on my diurnal way.
—Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life, 1999
I truly believe they can do it.
He truly enjoyed the concert.
This is truly a different situation.
A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
Robert Irion, Science, 20 June 2003
By the time Columbus arrived, truly large empires existed only in Mexico.
—Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2003
The streets and sidewalks of Bedley Run truly seemed as much mine as any person's, their almost affirming solidity underfoot, bouncing me along on my diurnal way.
—Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life, 1999
I truly believe they can do it.
He truly enjoyed the concert.
This is truly a different situation.
A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
Recent Examples on the Web
The struggles of United and Spurs have been pored over for months, but West Ham’s truly dreadful campaign has gone under the radar.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Until this is clarified − and truly clarified, not subject to the ever-changing whims of one man − all Americans will be held in limbo, and this will crush economic growth.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
That work—in humans, animals, and machine-learning models—had already revealed a pathway to a truly protective vaccine against T.B., which was previously believed impossible.
—Atul Gawande, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
These Are the Early Symptoms My Doctors Missed’ By Cheyenne Buckingham
13 Ways to Turn a Plate of Pasta Into a High-Protein Dinner
By Audrey Bruno
Not to mention, zeroing in on the exchange verbatim is more likely to lead to overanalyzing every word than truly gaining clarity.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
Until this is clarified − and truly clarified, not subject to the ever-changing whims of one man − all Americans will be held in limbo, and this will crush economic growth.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Apr. 2025
That work—in humans, animals, and machine-learning models—had already revealed a pathway to a truly protective vaccine against T.B., which was previously believed impossible.
—Atul Gawande, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025
These Are the Early Symptoms My Doctors Missed’ By Cheyenne Buckingham
13 Ways to Turn a Plate of Pasta Into a High-Protein Dinner
By Audrey Bruno
Not to mention, zeroing in on the exchange verbatim is more likely to lead to overanalyzing every word than truly gaining clarity.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for truly
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“Truly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truly. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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truly
adverb
tru·ly
ˈtrü-lē 
: in a true manner
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