How to Use exceptionally in a Sentence
exceptionally
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The belt loops are chunky and do their job exceptionally well!
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
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Boots this year were exceptionally good this year…the coats this year.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
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But the storms that have formed have been exceptionally strong.
—Sara Sneath, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
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And a sign of exceptionally strong word-of-mouth.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 May 2026
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The lead head had been chewed loose and now, on an exceptionally tough bass, the front hook broke off.
—Hank Bradshaw, Outdoor Life, 24 June 2026
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These bed sheets are exceptionally breathable and don't seem to warm up from body heat.
—Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
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None of the three is exceptionally fast.
—Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Cooked rice freezes exceptionally well when spread thin and frozen quickly.
—Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 8 Feb. 2026
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The build quality is exceptionally good and is safe to be around kids and pets.
—Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 18 Dec. 2021
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This was a rare case where a team shot exceptionally and still lost by double figures.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
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Molly is nice, kind, and exceptionally easy to work with.
—Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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William, isn't seen an awful lot and is exceptionally dull.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
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Our testers said the results are very fast and the color of the strip is exceptionally bright and easy to read.
—Samantha Jones, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021
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No one has had more fun with the sound of their own voice, or penned verses that ran laps around such exceptionally tricky beats.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
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For starters, the unit was exceptionally healthy.
—Dan Duggan, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
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The icing is exceptionally sweet, but those don’t add up to a balanced cake.
—Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
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That is exceptionally hard to do, and arguably as hard here as anywhere.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2021
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Experts agree that these beans are full of fiber and exceptionally high in protein.
—Eleesha Lockett, Verywell Health, 3 May 2026
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Our infants have an exceptionally large head for their body size and yet have to squeeze through a very narrow pelvis.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026
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Golday scored exceptionally well on many of these tests.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 May 2026
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In other words, pieces like these are exceptionally rare.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2026
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This also makes cleanup exceptionally easy when you're done.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2026
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While the prizes are huge, the odds of winning remain exceptionally low.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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The Mets’ bullpen has been exceptionally stingy to start the season.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Apr. 2025
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Trim off exceptionally long, lanky stems by one-third their length, snipping just above a node (the point where leaves grow from the stem).
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2021
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Even if the film does exceptionally well, such fees are hardly enough to keep the lights on at a major studio.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
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This one appears to be exceptionally well done.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 16 Mar. 2026
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The court may act quickly in the case, which was argued on an exceptionally rapid schedule.
—New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
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One more thing about these little slices of paradise is that the waters are exceptionally calm.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2026
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But this version of the case is striking for the exceptionally low real-world stakes.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2022
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