Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of presently Other paintings by those presently or formerly incarcerated reflect on the agony of prison itself. Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025 Both players are presently rotation-level talents for the blue and gold. Tony East, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 This show-ending live task asked contestants to guess whether Greg Davies was presently looking at a picture of a horse or a picture of a laminator. Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025 What are companies most concerned about presently? Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for presently
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presently
Adverb
  • The original Peaky Blinders series culminated with season six in 2022, shortly before Murphy went on to star in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, nabbing an Academy Award.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Stephen's stepmother lived in the home until shortly before the hurricane.
    Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • MacLean added that Venezuelans with TPS who are currently in custody and lack any other form of protection will now face a serious risk of deportation.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Don Lisi, Rogers Police Department spokesman, said police investigate cases involving virtual currency scams on a regular basis, and the department is currently handling a couple of such cases.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • As if the local deer population had enough to worry about as the bow hunting season begins, now a disease is spreading between them.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
  • This was the 11th World Cup, and now five had been won by the host nation.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The deeper the water, the sooner a vehicle loses traction on the road.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Kay Barnes, a former Kansas City mayor, is serving in the role temporarily, but the county legislature will soon vote on an interim executive to serve until November 2026.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The Revolution provided a brief scare through a 59th-minute goal from Dor Turgeman, who embarrassed a defender before curling home a spectacular effort, but Inter Miami broke the tie almost immediately after the strike that made the score 2-1.
    Franco Panizo, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Robertson then returned to the mound for the seventh — and immediately put two on.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Wyatt Cowley of South Beloit, Illinois, a former employee of RFK Racing, said in the lawsuit that the company failed to implement reasonable cybersecurity measures and did not promptly notify victims about the data breach.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2025
  • As seen in a video shared on Instagram, the country star can be seen walking promptly toward a microphone to seemingly address what had happened before turning around and retrieving the object, now lying on the ground.
    Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Taking a minute to clear crumbs, water spots, or dust instantly makes these areas feel cleaner and more inviting.
    Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The balance changed instantly with Zubimendi, with the usual 4-2-3-1 structure more recognisable.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • The probability of lightning strikes rises as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is directly above.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Presently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presently. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on presently

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!