Examples of duly in a Sentence
They were duly impressed by her speech.
The objections were duly noted.
The singer duly appeared back on stage for an encore.
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The 23-year-old Dutchman was duly substituted at half-time as a precaution.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The stewarding was duly seamless and the mock exodus proceeded calmly.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Relatives, academics, and acolytes duly sifted through the decades of family debris.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
The stewarding was duly seamless and the mock exodus proceeded calmly.
—Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The answer is no, and U.K. studio Supermassive duly delivered on the idea’s rich potential.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duly
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈd(y)ü-lē 
: in a due manner, time, or degree
Legal Definition
duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈdü-lē, ˈdyü-
: in a due manner or time
failed to duly deliver
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