How to Use certainly in a Sentence

certainly

adverb

• The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.
• The new version is most certainly easier to use.
• I'm certainly going to try.
• This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.
• It will certainly rain tomorrow.
• That’s certainly a well-rounded career worth of, well, pi.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2023
• Here’s a selection of the month’s best, including one picture that will most certainly be among my top picks of the year.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
• That’s certainly a valid way of looking at popular culture, but a deadening one, all the same.
  — Alexandra Molotkow, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
• If there’s no magic in his trademark mustache, there’s certainly magic in his powerful right arm.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• There are certainly novel things about Harris’ campaign.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
• More transmission lines such as this one will almost certainly be needed to wean the West off of fossil fuels.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2023
• The larger ones resemble clubs, and certainly offer a unique antler quality.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
• The push will almost certainly be challenged in court and has prompted criticism from progressives.
  — Adriana Gomez Licon, Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2023
• The violations will almost certainly hit different once the games count.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
• That’s certainly a realistic portrayal of self-discovery in your teens.
  — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 6 Mar. 2023
• And certainly Bam Adebayo can get overaggressive on the perimeter.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2023
• Treating breakout and blemish-prone skin starts with finding the right skincare products, and this sunscreen certainly deserves a spot in your beauty drawer.
  — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2023
• And that’s certainly true, but no deep introspection is needed to realize people fall behind on payments and other bills all of the time and for all sorts of reasons.
  — Patrick George, The Verge, 3 Mar. 2023
• There’s certainly more powerful reinterpretations and gentle updates to come soon.
  — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
• Voters are voting in Chicago's mayoral election, which is almost certainly slated to send the top two candidates from Tuesday's election to a runoff thanks to the size of the field.
  — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2023
• But a moderate third-party candidate would, in my estimation, almost certainly elect Mr. Trump.
  — Paul Begala, CNN, 2 Mar. 2023
• If the climb to the top doesn't take your breath away, the 360-degree views from the top certainly will.
  — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 Feb. 2024
• It’s certainly had some time in the sun in D2, as well.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
• And also that there’s a levity to the scenes, and certainly to the one in the kitchen.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
• The fairly linear melody at the start of the first verse certainly captures the vibe.
  — Tom Roland, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2024
• That said, more rain certainly looks to be in the forecast.
  — Mike Snider, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Aug. 2024
• But without a doubt this was certainly a very large and rare catch for the specie.
  — Jim Gronaw, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2023
• Prayer groups are certainly one way to help break the addict mind-set.
  — Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
• The two certainly are on par, from a salary standpoint.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
• And, if all of the above weren’t enough to lure you in, then the food and drink scene — famous for its mezcal and moles — certainly will.
  — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2023

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024