1
: in all sincerity : sincerely
—often used with yours as a complimentary close
2
: in agreement with fact : truthfully
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: with exactness of construction or operation
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: in a proper or suitable manner
Examples of truly in a Sentence
These truly dark clusters, if they are real, would betray the universe's dirty secret: Big piles of mass don't necessarily come with lights attached.
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Robert Irion, Science, 20 June 2003
By the time Columbus arrived, truly large empires existed only in Mexico.
—Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2003
The streets and sidewalks of Bedley Run truly seemed as much mine as any person's, their almost affirming solidity underfoot, bouncing me along on my diurnal way.
—Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life, 1999
I truly believe they can do it.
He truly enjoyed the concert.
This is truly a different situation.
A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
Robert Irion, Science, 20 June 2003
By the time Columbus arrived, truly large empires existed only in Mexico.
—Tim Flannery, New York Review of Books, 12 June 2003
The streets and sidewalks of Bedley Run truly seemed as much mine as any person's, their almost affirming solidity underfoot, bouncing me along on my diurnal way.
—Chang-rae Lee, A Gesture Life, 1999
I truly believe they can do it.
He truly enjoyed the concert.
This is truly a different situation.
A country is not truly democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.
Is this poll truly representative of the voters' intentions?
Recent Examples on the Web
If you weren’t already convinced that Taylor Swift was a tastemaker of the highest order, consider this: her summer home is in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, one of the quietest, most idyllic and beautiful coastal settings in a state full of truly excellent beach towns.
—Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Throw all the expectations out the window and just continue to get better, because the sky truly is the limit.
—Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
This sets up a truly epic revenge tale involving John’s old Army buddies and a lot of great action.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
That truly came together in one day, like a lot of the stuff on the show.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2025
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Julie Tremaine, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Throw all the expectations out the window and just continue to get better, because the sky truly is the limit.
—Eduardo Razo, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Aug. 2025
This sets up a truly epic revenge tale involving John’s old Army buddies and a lot of great action.
—Carole Horst, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
That truly came together in one day, like a lot of the stuff on the show.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Truly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truly. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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truly
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tru·ly
ˈtrü-lē 
: in a true manner
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