How to Use certainly not in a Sentence

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• The British man is certainly not the first tourist to cause such a stir.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
• The iftar dinner was the first of its kind for the school, but certainly not the last.
  — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
• None of the Friends are supposed to die, and certainly not this soon.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
• If anything from the recent past, that will certainly not be the case in the short term.
  — Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
• Nobody’s the same from one moment to the next, one chapter to the next and certainly not from one year to the next.
  — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
• And last but certainly not least, retinol may be your new best friend.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• And sports is certainly not off the table for the business.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
• Swift is certainly not the first artist who has fought for control of her work.
  — Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
• The length of Brody's speech was certainly not lost on the show's producers.
  — EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
• Not too dry, but certainly not a patch with a large amount of moisture.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
• That may be the goal, but the company is certainly not there yet.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
• Last but certainly not least, Venus will clash with Uranus on Dec. 28.
  — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
• This all leads to new ideals and 'standards' in the world of beauty that are certainly not always for the best.
  — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• But Primer is most certainly not the best time-travel movie yet made.
  — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
• The movie was Ricci's very first film role, but certainly not her last.
  — Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
• Such a person would certainly not wield enough power to oust the speaker of the House.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
• In Reza’s view, the secret sauce is certainly not having the right opinion about a piece of art.
  — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
• Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
  — Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• Their lineup looks and sounds like a Triple-A squad, and one certainly not ready for primetime.
  — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
• The rep of the Vantage, and that of Aston in general, is certainly not there yet.
  — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
• Listen up, #Taiwan is not part of the #PRC & certainly not for sale!
  — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• That’s all well and good, but the bush is certainly not Disneyland, warn the experts.
  — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
• Last but certainly not least, their eighth-floor terrace, the Citrus Club, is not to be missed.
  — Caroline Griswold, Vogue, 23 July 2024
• But Dion gets props for doing it during an era when this was certainly not the norm.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
• But don't tell that to August just yet … and certainly not to math whiz Suborno Bari.
  — Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
• That’s certainly not the case for others with only one store around.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
• Even that would be pricey for Miami, though certainly not out of the question.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
• Hotel employees urged clients not to leave their rooms and certainly not to venture onto the major highways.
  — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 22 Feb. 2026
• Last but certainly not least is this white-button-and-black-skirt combo that’s perhaps as unfussy as an elegant outfit gets.
  — Eva Thomas, InStyle, 18 Feb. 2026
• And certainly not his performance on Tuesday night.
  — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026