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
Perhaps more importantly personally and poltically to Swalwell, ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and California senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff have called on the longtime Congressman to end his campaign.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Try not to take this personally, Crowe emphasizes.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
Freddie Freeman jumped at the chance to star in a SickKids Foundation fundraising video after actor Ryan Reynolds personally recruited the Dodgers star.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Duran faces the same list of charges, except for the allegation of personally pulling the trigger.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
Try not to take this personally, Crowe emphasizes.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
Freddie Freeman jumped at the chance to star in a SickKids Foundation fundraising video after actor Ryan Reynolds personally recruited the Dodgers star.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Duran faces the same list of charges, except for the allegation of personally pulling the trigger.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
Adverb
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Information on charges and the suspects' identities was not immediately released.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Representatives from the House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Adverb
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After their daughter was born, Smith's son and wife secretly sent in an application on his behalf, then surprised him with the certificate.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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Is Arjona secretly playing Wonder Woman?—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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