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
Trump fought hard to stop Congress from passing the law and personally lobbied individual GOP members at the White House.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Trump appointees in the Justice Department responded — sometimes personally on X — to MAGA demands for legal action.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
At this stage, this is an initiative of the American side and personally of the President of the United States.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
These items include personally identifying information of the victims, victims' medical files, images depicting child pornography, information related to ongoing cases and any images depicting death or abuse.
—James Hill, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Trump appointees in the Justice Department responded — sometimes personally on X — to MAGA demands for legal action.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 31 Jan. 2026
At this stage, this is an initiative of the American side and personally of the President of the United States.
—Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
These items include personally identifying information of the victims, victims' medical files, images depicting child pornography, information related to ongoing cases and any images depicting death or abuse.
—James Hill, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for personally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personally
Adverb
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An email to Robert Bird, an attorney for plaintiffs Pinellas County Young Republicans and University of South Florida College Republicans, was not immediately returned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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David Plotz, the CEO of City Cast, told Semafor in a phone call that the local podcast network was expanding its coverage of Washington as a direct result of the Post’s pullback, and would be immediately hiring four multi-platform journalists.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Immediately speaking to both high class, service, and history, the sweet cherry cocktail is curated from a recipe the property secretly served during prohibition.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps that was what Liu secretly wanted.—
Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Personally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personally. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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