How to Use absolutely in a Sentence

absolutely

adverb
  • Let me make one thing absolutely clear.
  • He is absolutely certain who will win.
  • Keep absolutely quiet during the movie.
  • The record books are absolutely no help on stuff like this.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The king would absolutely be thrilled if any of those were on the menu.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Her looks absolutely made the most sense as a pair; good for her.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Both of the kids tried pesto for the first time and absolutely loved it.
    Jasmine Purdie, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The mix on that record absolutely blew my mind.
    Liza Lentini, SPIN, 12 June 2026
  • That kind of stuff absolutely could take me out of my game, even a decade ago.
    Belinda Luscombe, Time, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Joe is absolutely lost in all of this.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026
  • There is absolutely no need to show off.
    Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 27 Apr. 2026
  • There’s no frunk in any of them, even though there absolutely should be.
    Adam Ismail, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And all of that would be absolutely fine.
    Jamil Zaki, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • This is why, again, this is absolutely lose-lose.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Both are absolutely sparkling in their own way.
    Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
  • But the house has absolutely just gone.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Many of my friends fly for Delta and absolutely love it.
    Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
  • There was absolutely no reason to hog-tie the poor kid like that.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • There are absolutely no children for as far as the eye can see and the ear can hear.
    Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 8 Oct. 2021
  • The proud dad says Caleb absolutely loves to be on stage.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • And that was Trey, and we were absolutely fired up.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the stunts and effects in this list absolutely dwarf that amount.
    Joe Salas june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2025
  • Your bestie would absolutely love to see this twinkly bb under the tree this year.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Spain should absolutely win this game, but the question is by how much?
    David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • Kids will absolutely will not be putting these things into his bike spokes.
    Mark Billingsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Just absolutely go for it and people will show up.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
  • These deer will walk right up to you, bow for snacks and absolutely steal every frame.
    Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • There is absolutely room for Rhys to sneak in.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 June 2026
  • And the worst thing about that is that's an absolutely true statement.
    Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • These are not things that are proven absolutely by the data.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025

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