How to Use clearly in a Sentence

clearly

adverb
  • You should try to speak more clearly.
  • The problem is very clearly getting worse.
  • The mountain was clearly visible in the distance.
  • Prichett clearly isn’t the only coach who shares that thought.
    Dallas News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The talking points of both parties had clearly sunk in.
    Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2024
  • But Rome was clearly playing the game — and playing it hard, if not always well.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The events stretch over what is clearly a longer period of time than the compact six-plus minutes of the routine.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Warhol clearly wasn’t the first artist to have a persona that attracted attention.
    Blake Gopnik, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Live-action remakes of PlayStation and Xbox games are clearly a recipe the public is keen to try more of.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Full Level-5 self-driving, for example, is still far off for everyone, so that feature will clearly not be available at launch.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2023
  • That forced Purdy back into the game, but his injury was clearly a factor as the 49ers all but gave up on the passing game, even while trailing by multiple scores.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Jan. 2023
  • That forced Purdy back into the game, but his injury was clearly a factor as the 49ers all but gave up on throwing the ball, even while trailing by multiple scores.
    Dan Gelston, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Jan. 2023
  • On the surface, Jets players supported Wilson, but clearly, there was dysfunction inside the locker room.
    Antwan Staley, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The message is clearly tailored to reach Black men in Pennsylvania — and any other man who may be wary of supporting a woman as the next president.
    Ed O'Keefe, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The Premier League clearly is incapable of regulating itself.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The moody and sparse production has air and space between deep bass beats and this was presented powerfully and clearly, with crisp highs, an effortless mid-range crisp and a low-end that was visceral, yet nuanced.
    Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Still, says Miller, the house was clearly a crime scene.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 11 May 2024
  • By the 2010s, the device was clearly in a steep decline.
    Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Part of Jean’s drive to make art clearly comes from a need to work through her past.
    Kristen Martin, The New Republic, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This was a case tried in front of a judge who clearly should have recused.
    ABC News, 2 June 2024
  • The song clearly touched a nerve, topping the Jamaican charts for weeks.
    Reshma B, VIBE.com, 9 Sep. 2024
  • And while that risk remains, the worst is clearly behind us.
    Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In the wake of the tragedy, many of Danielle’s followers are clearly still struggling.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2024
  • And why would Foyt and JHR, clearly in building phases, take on the headache and last-minute project?
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Mar. 2023
  • For now, there are clearly limits to how well AI can do the job of a human on its own.
    Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 24 June 2023
  • The streets of London may not be paved with gold, but there’s still clearly plenty of it around.
    Adam Gale, Fortune Europe, 8 May 2024
  • This is clearly Palmer's road-not-taken, and Kasie's ready to throw hands, but Palmer asks her to stand down.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 May 2023
  • That clearly displayed how the dollar can be weaponized.
    Tuugi Chuluun, The Conversation, 1 June 2023
  • Smart’s zest for her life — all of it, even the challenging parts — comes through clearly.
    J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
  • The techs scrambled all over the stage clearly trying to fix things that weren’t working.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Apr. 2024

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