How to Use absolutely in a Sentence

absolutely

adverb
  • Let me make one thing absolutely clear.
  • He is absolutely certain who will win.
  • Keep absolutely quiet during the movie.
  • Shortages and side effects could absolutely play a role, along with steep costs and insurance coverage issues.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 17 Oct. 2024
  • There was absolutely no question of showing the kids in the cellar, or unwittingly making some sort of portrait about this monster.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
  • The phone was absolutely the seeds of the whole blowing up.
    Mckinley Franklin, Variety, 1 Oct. 2023
  • The cast party at the end of the show was just absolutely amazing.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
  • And the sheer amount of time spent airborne over whoops and jumps absolutely boggles the mind.
    Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Our hearts absolutely broke for both the cats and the person who had to leave them behind.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 22 Sep. 2023
  • And that might have absolutely nothing to do with the drug.
    Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The space is absolutely beautiful, and in warmer weather, the doors open out to the rolling hills of the backyard.
    Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
  • On the flip side of the coin, here’s why people in Europe and Asia absolutely love these things.
    Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 4 Oct. 2024
  • There was absolutely no reason to hog-tie the poor kid like that.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
  • One that may not be on your radar, but absolutely should be?
    Sarah Zlotnick, Country Living, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Your bestie would absolutely love to see this twinkly bb under the tree this year.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 10 Nov. 2022
  • For more Prime Day deals that are absolutely worth adding to your cart, check out our Prime Day page here.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 12 July 2023
  • Alan, this has absolutely been one of the biggest themes coming out of the last couple of years.
    Fortune Editors, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The host Lakers, who sit 12th in the West, are absolutely reeling at the moment.
    Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In my mind, he's absolutely not getting paid to do this for Daniel.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 20 July 2024
  • With the exception of day-old or frozen bagels, there is absolutely no need to toast your bagel.
    Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show won as the daytime talk show of 2022 to the surprise of absolutely no one.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2022
  • To put it bluntly: That’s absolutely not true for a lot of people.
    Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But skinny jeans with rips all the way down, absolutely not.
    Brittany Talarico, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • While skinny jeans absolutely still have a place in our wardrobes, there’s no denying that wide-leg jeans are on the rise.
    Rebecca Norris, Woman's Day, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Many of the best songs come from heartbreak, and this is absolutely one of Evans’ best releases to date.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2022
  • But that’s absolutely fine when the story is so well-known and the numbers are so show-stopping.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 18 Apr. 2024
  • But how much this part of the offense tailed off without Walker in the mix was absolutely telling.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
  • But Johnson knows his role right now, and is absolutely killing it.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The trail has absolutely no shade, which explains why the park stresses taking lots of water while on the trail.
    Priscilla Aguirre, Chron, 17 Dec. 2022
  • There is absolutely no reason to force Brooks to the front of the line early in his rookie season.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024

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