How to Use newly in a Sentence

newly

adverb
  • The room is newly painted.
  • That is a newly acquired habit.
  • Here is where we keep the newly arrived merchandise.
  • They are a newly married couple.
  • Now he will be known, too, for a South Side school that newly bears his name.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Of the new works, 42 were newly acquired and many of them made their gallery debuts.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2023
  • These are the same old Dems, in other words, but newly willing to bring the fight.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024
  • In the 1987 video, the newly brunette singer dances in a red ruffled flamenco dress to the sounds of guitar.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Child's play: This newly turned vampire just had to go and try to get others.
    Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 July 2024
  • The video ends with Jelly Roll heading to a bathroom to check out his newly shorn hair in the mirror.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 30 June 2023
  • Was it newly made in the Kyburg forge or already worn in battle?
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Google’s newly announced Nest Wifi Pro (two-pack is $300) lands this month, and there will be many more in the near future.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Culkin and Snook joined in on the action, with Culkin smashing an egg on Strong's newly bald dome for good measure.
    Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • Not enough follow-up care to prevent the newly housed from going out the back door and returning to the streets.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2022
  • In the grand old city of Istanbul, there is a lot that’s newly built and stridently flashy.
    Carl Swanson, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The barn is newly-built for the duo, and has air conditioning for the summer months and heating for when the weather gets chilly.
    Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Bowling is one of tens of thousands of tech employees newly out of work over the course of a somber couple of weeks.
    Anne Sraders, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2023
  • This newly launched gold version comes with a sleeker chain and doesn’t have crystals on the letters.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Piety becomes psychedelia in an image of a once well-meaning minstrel whose mind has been newly turned on and tuned in.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Start the smallest circle about 10 inches from the trunk of mature trees, 6 inches from the trunks of those newly planted.
    Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Post–time jump, Lance is more present than ever, working as a nurse while newly engaged to Brooke (Heléne Yorke).
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 25 May 2023
  • The newly-single star looked striking in a one-shoulder little black dress.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The demands of grief and life overwhelmed me as a young widow, just 39 years old, and newly single parent.
    Charlotte Maya, CNN, 7 Aug. 2024
  • There's a newly standard wireless charging pad and two USB-C ports.
    Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 June 2023
  • In the snap, the singer posed with her head slightly tilted forward to show off her newly red roots and long black bangs, while the rest of her hair was tied back in two messy buns.
    Jill Lupupa, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The house’s large living room features a fireplace and the kitchen is newly remodeled.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2024
  • Foods that are rich in fats, like certain oils, nuts and seeds, would also be newly eligible for the healthy claim, the FDA says.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 28 Sep. 2022
  • And three countries — Benin, Timor-Leste and Turkmenistan — were newly added to the list of fragile states last year; none were removed.
    Paul Wiseman, ajc, 19 Sep. 2022
  • In 1871, Kaiser Wilhelm ascended to the throne of a newly unified Germany.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The latest official figures for MPGe and driving range are available on the window stickers of newly arriving 2025 models.
    Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024

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