How to Use historically in a Sentence

historically

adverb
  • By on-the-field metrics, the A's have historically been at least equal to the Giants.
    Dana Varinsky, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • But historically, Asian stars have rarely been part of the awards.
    Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • They are usually won by the tank that spots the other and shoots first, as has long been the case historically.
    Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2023
  • Since Green Bay does not get free agents, historically the way to improve this team is trade pieces.
    Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Now is the time to give your input about what features the historically Black beach should have.
    Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • And as the New York case showed, criminal charges have historically been a boon to his fundraising.
    Meg Kinnard, ajc, 9 June 2023
  • Those games, in Kansas City, were the first by a historically black college.
    Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
  • No, music historically has been a part of my process, but not for Sally.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
  • This subject is a big part of the conversation in many of my circles and has been since Week 1 of the strike because historically our shows are the first to get axed.
    Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Drillers have historically walked away from wells at rates greater than the number of wells plugged, leaving the state in a perpetual game of catch-up.
    Lisa Cavazuti, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But, historically, the shock is that its resonances are so deep.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The number of people crossing has plunged since then, though the numbers are still historically high.
    Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 4 June 2024
  • The sale redefined what a home could fetch in Hollywood Hills, which has historically seen sales top out in the $30-million range.
    Jack Flemmingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Butler’s film is also up for best picture, which is historically a big boost in the best actor race.
    Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
  • First, historically the handle on most baitcasters was on the right side.
    Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That historically was the way that these ecosystems were managed.
    Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • After that, the index has historically dropped as the month progressed.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Most of the fastest-growing parts of the world are countries that have historically contributed least to global warming.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 July 2024
  • That is because, historically speaking, when there is a strong year for the stock market, as 2023 was, the following year tends to end as a positive one.
    Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Even clay courts, historically the slowest surface, play hard and fast these days.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Still, Thursday should have been a day for the White House to spike the football and double down on a message that has, historically, fallen flat — that Bidenomics is working.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 July 2024
  • The Panthers, historically, have favored using the fifth-year option on their Day 1 picks.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2024
  • But historically, there was a lot of leeway for cities to experiment with policies that worked for them.
    Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The film changes the lead from what has historically been a white role to a person of color playing one of the main characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
    Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
  • It’s been a historically bad season for the Detroit Pistons.
    Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The event was historically a favorite of Queen Elizabeth's, and this is the first year the royals will attend without their late matriarch.
    Town & Country, 20 June 2023
  • Peacock also gives you a ton of historically popular shows and movies to watch on demand.
    oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
  • That is a bold claim to make, even for a businessman historically in the good books of China’s ruling Communist Party.
    Wayne Chang, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Exxon’s profits have declined as refining margins and natural gas prices have pulled back from from historically high levels in 2023.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The unemployment rate stands at 4.1%, which matches the previous month's level and remains historically low.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024

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