How to Use explicitly in a Sentence

explicitly

adverb

• There is no rule that explicitly states that bobs can’t be curly.
  — Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
• Owens did not make this claim explicitly, but her framing and fan base did the rest of the work.
  — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
• Now, note that the court didn’t explicitly bless the bylaws.
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
• None of the models were explicitly told to blackmail or cause harm.
  — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 20 June 2025
• Those looking for work that is explicitly pro-Trump won’t find it here.
  — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
• The piece stresses that these skills must be explicitly taught rather than assumed.
  — Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
• The show doesn’t explicitly discuss race, but nods and winks about colorism are present.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
• You aren’t explicitly informed that other words might have been used.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
• There are other people who have things to say more explicitly about the topics at hand.
  — Véronique Hyland, ELLE, 28 Mar. 2023
• The action did not explicitly state if they would be paid for ongoing work.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Apr. 2026
• And in some places, state law explicitly bars charging any fee for serving the order.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
• One parent asked explicitly what would happen if there were a shooting at the school.
  — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
• There isn’t a need to explicitly call out AI psychosis as its own brand.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• The state’s bulletin on the cases didn’t explicitly warn people not to drink raw milk.
  — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
• Maybe the guy thinks of her as his girlfriend without explicitly saying so.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
• And Roberts explicitly said tariffs are a tax.
  — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
• It may not be said explicitly, but Dunk's actions remain the same.
  — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
• Of course, not every writer links their art to movement so explicitly.
  — Bonnie Tsui, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026
• It had been carried out explicitly to convince people like him.
  — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
• But that hasn’t stopped them from using AI—even when they’re explicitly told not to.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
• There are ways of pointing this out without explicitly blaming her.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
• Share those peak-focus hours explicitly with your AI tool.
  — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• In fact, the system looks a lot like the kind of thing Dios explicitly disapproves of.
  — Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• There is a difference as credit cards are explicitly a form of credit.
  — Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• Goya, who is so much a presence in Madrid, explicitly conveyed the idea that war is pure horror.
  — Hanlu Zhang, Artforum, 10 Mar. 2026
• This sneaker is designed explicitly as a work shoe — for all types of work requiring you to spend a lot of time on your feet.
  — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 June 2023
• The Missouri law does not explicitly state whether it’s required.
  — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2026
• That framework—built explicitly has governed global oil for four decades.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 May 2026
• Very few nations before that had defined themselves so explicitly by a why.
  — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026