entirely
adverb
en·tire·ly
in-ˈtī(-ə)r-lē 
ˈen-ˌtī(-ə)r-
1
: to the full or entire extent : completely
I agree entirely
you are entirely welcome
2
: to the exclusion of others : solely
entirely by my own efforts
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Examples of entirely in a Sentence
are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?
Recent Examples on the Web
In a matter of weeks, the Kings fell from the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference to missing the playoffs entirely.
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Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
The model was entirely foreign to Microsoft, which made tons of money by creating software and selling it at high prices.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
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Michael McGough, Sacramento Bee, 20 Apr. 2024
The model was entirely foreign to Microsoft, which made tons of money by creating software and selling it at high prices.
—Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 20 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for entirely
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“Entirely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entirely. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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