as in immediately
in person and usually privately
the hostess told me personally that I was invited
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Recent Examples of personally
The other three women all have connections to Maxine, yet she’s not involved in their most developed and personally significant scenes.
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Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
To not take things personally, my boundaries.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Lindor took this one personally.
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Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Abdikerm Eidleh Investigators allege Eidleh personally collected $5 million in bribes and kickbacks after instructing restaurants and catering businesses to inflate receipts submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education for reimbursement.
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Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for personally
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
To not take things personally, my boundaries.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
Lindor took this one personally.
—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
27 June 2026
Abdikerm Eidleh Investigators allege Eidleh personally collected $5 million in bribes and kickbacks after instructing restaurants and catering businesses to inflate receipts submitted to the Minnesota Department of Education for reimbursement.
—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for personally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
Adverb
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Rodríguez also said the country’s entire public and private healthcare network had been activated to treat the injured, urging doctors, nurses and other medical personnel to report immediately to their workplaces.
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Arraez fouled a ball off the top of his right foot in the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday, immediately dropping to the ground in pain but ultimately staying in the game.
Adverb
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Sophie secretly reads her mother’s diary and invites three of her mother’s suitors from the 1970s to her wedding, signing her mother’s name.
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The complaint alleges a church volunteer secretly placed a recording device inside the restroom during Summer Jam, the church's three-night program for children entering grades 1 through 5.
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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