How to Use not necessarily in a Sentence

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• But a match would not necessarily break the case.
  — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
• For one, the olds did not necessarily get rich at the expense of the youngs.
  — Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
• There’s a lot of deceit, and not necessarily in an evil way.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
• And as with users of any age, more is not necessarily better.
  — Paul Spann, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
• That means the Tigers have not necessarily been blooped to death.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 31 July 2025
• But that may not necessarily be a bad thing, either.
  — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• And not necessarily in a good way.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
• The people who are not necessarily in front of the camera, and that means a lot.
  — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023
• But not necessarily in the pre-game show leading up to the biggest game of the year.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026
• Others note the decline in birth rates may not necessarily be a bad thing.
  — TIME, 1 Mar. 2024
• Thomas had to be aware, but not necessarily Link.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
• No, not necessarily in the short-term.
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
• And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
  — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
• But that’s not necessarily to say that the way that people are saving is wrong, right?
  — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2024
• And you guys tell me what to do, like this (modeling) is not necessarily my space.
  — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
• Your sweetheart might love plants but not necessarily a fan of cut flowers.
  — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Feb. 2026
• The rough isn't penal, so driver is not necessarily a key this week.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
• However, an egg past its use-by date is not necessarily spoiled.
  — Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
• Or to sign older heads with whom their next manager might not necessarily be keen to work?
  — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• Over the years, the tours got bigger, but not necessarily more profitable.
  — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2026
• But that news came with a pitch many dealers have come to expect, and not necessarily relish.
  — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
• However, that may not necessarily pass in time for the midterms.
  — Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
• All of which is to say that Ibis were not necessarily always doomed to suffer.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Just not necessarily the top one.
  — CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
• That’s not necessarily a bad thing.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
• There is not necessarily an obvious fit to take his place on the roster.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
• Kurstin makes things smoother, shinier, and less weird than Fly Lo might — not necessarily a bad thing.
  — Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
• The researchers note that these moves are not necessarily causal, as there were other factors at play.
  — Patrick Kulp, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
• There’s an innocence to her that telegraphs a heart of gold, but not necessarily naivete.
  — Sam Reed, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2026
• Today, due partly to the lack of tax-free shopping, that’s not necessarily the case.
  — Samantha Conti, WWD, 22 July 2024