certainly
adverb
cer·tain·ly
ˈsər-tᵊn-lē 
Examples of certainly in a Sentence
It will certainly rain tomorrow.
This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.
I'm certainly going to try.
The new version is most certainly easier to use.
The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.
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Otherwise, this unit will cause major issues for a team that has a lot going for it and could certainly make a run to October.
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While Robby and the rest of the emergency room day shift team has certainly earned time off, that leaves the rest of us with a Pitt-sized hole on our TVs (and in our hearts).
—Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Whether this hints at a more long-term issue or is merely a minor bump in the road will probably only become clear next season when, almost certainly, Liverpool defend their league title.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
This is certainly a prominent need for the future.
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Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
While Robby and the rest of the emergency room day shift team has certainly earned time off, that leaves the rest of us with a Pitt-sized hole on our TVs (and in our hearts).
—Annabel Gutterman, Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Whether this hints at a more long-term issue or is merely a minor bump in the road will probably only become clear next season when, almost certainly, Liverpool defend their league title.
—Gregg Evans, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
This is certainly a prominent need for the future.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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certainly
adverb
cer·tain·ly
ˈsərt-ᵊn-lē
1
: in a manner that is certain : for certain
the only event of which anything is certainly known
2
: without doubt : surely
certainly you can do it
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