How to Use directly in a Sentence

directly

adverb

• The package will be sent directly to your home.
• She said that she wanted to speak to you directly.
• We parked directly behind the store.
• He sat directly across from me at the dinner table.
• He refused to answer the question directly.
• Antonyms are words that are directly opposite in meaning.
• Thousands of people were directly affected by the disaster.
• The two accidents are directly related.
• The site does not directly sell drugs.
  — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
• Place the planked salmon near — not directly over — the oak coals.
  — Staff, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
• The pressure is on directly out of the gates.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
• But then again, none of those cars would compete with it directly.
  — New Atlas, 13 Mar. 2026
• Place the meat patties directly over the heat source and close the grill lid.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026
• Shore break occurs when waves break directly on the beach.
  — Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2026
• This area had not been directly tied to autism before.
  — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2025
• Meis doesn’t confront works of art directly; at least that isn’t his forte.
  — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
• Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 25 June 2026
• Use a pebble tray rather than a dish directly under the planter.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
• Trump has not directly addressed the post.
  — Lauren Zola, NBC news, 7 May 2026
• Click here to have breaking news alerts sent directly to your inbox.
  — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
• This is a styling tip pulled directly from my own personal wardrobe.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Glamour, 30 Apr. 2026
• Credit cards and smartphones can now be used directly at the gate.
  — Brian Unger, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
• Those led directly to 14 points.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• And there’s something in the youth story that speaks directly to now.
  — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 June 2026
• This, of course, brings us directly to the Epstein files.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
• Sign up here to receive it directly in your inbox.
  — Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
• Look almost directly above Mars for a much fainter, star-like point of light.
  — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026
• The mop head was stored directly inside the mop bucket, soiled and wet, and not in use.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 24, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
• In one, Star points directly into the lens.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
• In decades past, models’ front seats were nearly directly above the wheels.
  — James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025