How to Use presently in a Sentence
presently
adverb- I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently.
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Jones presently leads the league with a team-record 19 sacks.
—Bob McManaman, azcentral, 28 Dec. 2019
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For the most part the spaces in the Bridges are presently occupied.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2020
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There’s a strong argument that the 32-year-old is presently the best player in the world.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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If New York City was the hot spot of the spring, then this area seems to presently have that distinction.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2020
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That cannot be done at the peril of people who are presently alive.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
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The group is presently on the road in Australia ahead of summer dates in Europe.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2024
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How many have received at least one dose of the vaccine is not presently known.
—David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2021
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Bin rates presently start at $9 a month for the lowest-cost option.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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The mainstay insight is that the whole kit-and-kaboodle is presently in the hands of the AI makers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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In fact, the stock now trades near $85 presently, marking a discount of just about 28% from its pre-Covid highs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
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Kinney’s Near West Side loft unit is not presently on the market.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
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At least presently, there's no lock for the No. 1 position.
—Charlie Hatch, Cincinnati.com, 22 Mar. 2018
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Republicans presently hold 64 of the House's 99 seats and will pick up three more next year.
—Jon Brown, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2022
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Her goal is to move back into her home — presently a skeletal maze of wood — before the new school year.
—Washington Post, 25 July 2019
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He was born in 1891, in the village of Sontsovka, presently known as Sontsivka, in eastern Ukraine.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022
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There are people here who are presently working in Trump’s White House.
—Peggy Siegal, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2017
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Orleans Parish is presently on the stronger end of the restrictions spectrum.
—Jeff Asher, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2021
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Char Morar has been a board member of SCT since 2003 and is presently its vice president.
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
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The house found a buyer after just two days on the market, and is presently under contract.
—Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
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One of the largest issues presently facing the county is the water recharge issue.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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All three are fast friends offscreen, and are presently on a global tour for Deadpool 3.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
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Among the topics discussed was Harbaugh's contract, which presently runs out at the end of the 2021 season.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2020
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But third doses are not presently allowed in the United States.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2021
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Gemini May 21 – June 20 What you’re used to may presently seem odd to others.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
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MoviePass’s system presently consists of two parts: an app and a debit card.
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 6 July 2018
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The Celtics, who don’t presently have a second-round pick, are a team that is frequently mentioned with him.
—Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 19 June 2018
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Point Hope is the place Tuzroyluke calls home, even if she was born and raised in Anchorage and presently resides there.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
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Zoom in: At least 39 data centers are presently operating in the Denver metro area.
—Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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His time at Ralph Lauren bleeds into the exquisite construction of the pieces Chavarria designs presently.
—Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
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