How to Use certainly not in a Sentence

certainly not

idiom

• But such reshoring is unlikely, certainly not at the scale and speed that Trump wants, if ever.
  — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024
• And last, but certainly not least and very high on my priority list, is to strengthen our culture.
  — Lauren Parker, WWD, 19 Nov. 2024
• Grint is certainly not the only star to run into accounting trouble.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
• The company has made quite a bit of headlines since going public in 2021, producing highly volatile price trends that are certainly not for the ‘faint of heart’.
  — Todd Gordon, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024
• And much like the soldering gun, this little jigger has such a broad range of applications that, while it's aimed at the do-it-yourself maker and crafter, its appeal is certainly not limited to this.
  — New Atlas, 26 Nov. 2024
• The British man is certainly not the first tourist to cause such a stir.
  — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
• The iftar dinner was the first of its kind for the school, but certainly not the last.
  — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
• None of the Friends are supposed to die, and certainly not this soon.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
• And last but certainly not least, retinol may be your new best friend.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• And sports is certainly not off the table for the business.
  — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
• Not too dry, but certainly not a patch with a large amount of moisture.
  — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
• That may be the goal, but the company is certainly not there yet.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
• This all leads to new ideals and 'standards' in the world of beauty that are certainly not always for the best.
  — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
• But Primer is most certainly not the best time-travel movie yet made.
  — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
• The movie was Ricci's very first film role, but certainly not her last.
  — Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
• Such a person would certainly not wield enough power to oust the speaker of the House.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
• Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
  — Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
• The rep of the Vantage, and that of Aston in general, is certainly not there yet.
  — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
• Listen up, #Taiwan is not part of the #PRC & certainly not for sale!
  — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• That’s all well and good, but the bush is certainly not Disneyland, warn the experts.
  — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
• Last but certainly not least, their eighth-floor terrace, the Citrus Club, is not to be missed.
  — Caroline Griswold, Vogue, 23 July 2024
• But Dion gets props for doing it during an era when this was certainly not the norm.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
• That’s certainly not the case for others with only one store around.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
• Fear of new technology, and the changes that come with it, is certainly not new.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2024
• What a fun moral and legal gray area that will certainly not blow up in anyone’s face!
  — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
• But that is certainly not the case with these Chanel eyeshadow sticks.
  — Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2023
• Clear skies are certainly not guaranteed for eclipse chasers on the ground.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
  — Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
• But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
  — USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
• All of which made the show’s arrival in China maybe not as tricky as a prison escape, but certainly not a sure bet.
  — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 22 Dec 2024