How to Use really in a Sentence
really
adverb- The dog runs really fast.
- I had a really good time at the party.
- The water is really hot.
- She's a really nice person.
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So the first vote is gonna be really hard.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026
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Sam really had a rough go of it.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
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We really were set up in the best way by this team.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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That was a really good day on set.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 25 June 2026
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The stretch play is a really good play for them.
—Tom Murphy, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2025
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John did a really good job of that.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 12 Sep. 2025
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His dad was really good in the post.
—David Aldridge, New York Times, 24 June 2026
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And her kids really don't want to see it.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Feb. 2026
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And this script is really good for me.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
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That was really fun and scary to watch.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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And that’s really what that movie was for all of us.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
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That set the tone for a really good day for him and for us.
—CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Don't be shy - really get in there and coat it.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
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All kids are really good kids, but these are good kids.
—Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Yes, there were two scenes that really stuck with me.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2025
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The feel of it is really spooky.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2026
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But is that really a smart move?
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 May 2026
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Is there really much of a choice?
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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My body just is really banged up.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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Fits in really well with our guys.
—Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
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And then the fire really kicked in.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
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This size works really well for us.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2026
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And that was really fun for us.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
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And that’s really the crux of it.
—New Atlas, 9 Apr. 2026
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But no one really knows for sure.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2026
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The cars around us honked and weaved — was this really worth it?
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
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