How to Use historically in a Sentence

historically

adverb

• People still loved it, in spite of its problems, which historically have ranged from cultural appropriation to lack of size diversity.
  — Ana Colon, refinery29.com, 17 Oct. 2024
• Still, the board has historically sidestepped hot-button political issues and maintained its low-key politicking.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2024
• Trump, by contrast, has gotten a historically high level of support among Black voters, especially men, many surveys show.
  — David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
• And an analysis by investment bank Jefferies showed that small companies were posting a historically high proportion of job openings.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Jan. 2023
• By on-the-field metrics, the A's have historically been at least equal to the Giants.
  — Dana Varinsky, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024
• But historically, Asian stars have rarely been part of the awards.
  — Irina Aleksander, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
• They are usually won by the tank that spots the other and shoots first, as has long been the case historically.
  — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2023
• Now is the time to give your input about what features the historically Black beach should have.
  — Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 24 July 2024
• And as the New York case showed, criminal charges have historically been a boon to his fundraising.
  — Meg Kinnard, ajc, 9 June 2023
• Those games, in Kansas City, were the first by a historically black college.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2024
• No, music historically has been a part of my process, but not for Sally.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
• This subject is a big part of the conversation in many of my circles and has been since Week 1 of the strike because historically our shows are the first to get axed.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
• Drillers have historically walked away from wells at rates greater than the number of wells plugged, leaving the state in a perpetual game of catch-up.
  — Lisa Cavazuti, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
• But, historically, the shock is that its resonances are so deep.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
• The number of people crossing has plunged since then, though the numbers are still historically high.
  — Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 4 June 2024
• Butler’s film is also up for best picture, which is historically a big boost in the best actor race.
  — Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2023
• First, historically the handle on most baitcasters was on the right side.
  — Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
• That historically was the way that these ecosystems were managed.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• After that, the index has historically dropped as the month progressed.
  — Alex Harring, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
• Most of the fastest-growing parts of the world are countries that have historically contributed least to global warming.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 11 July 2024
• That is because, historically speaking, when there is a strong year for the stock market, as 2023 was, the following year tends to end as a positive one.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
• Even clay courts, historically the slowest surface, play hard and fast these days.
  — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• Still, Thursday should have been a day for the White House to spike the football and double down on a message that has, historically, fallen flat — that Bidenomics is working.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 12 July 2024
• The Panthers, historically, have favored using the fifth-year option on their Day 1 picks.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2024
• But historically, there was a lot of leeway for cities to experiment with policies that worked for them.
  — Silvia Foster-Frau, Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2023
• The film changes the lead from what has historically been a white role to a person of color playing one of the main characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
  — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
• It’s been a historically bad season for the Detroit Pistons.
  — Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
• The event was historically a favorite of Queen Elizabeth's, and this is the first year the royals will attend without their late matriarch.
  — Town & Country, 20 June 2023
• Peacock also gives you a ton of historically popular shows and movies to watch on demand.
  — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
• That is a bold claim to make, even for a businessman historically in the good books of China’s ruling Communist Party.
  — Wayne Chang, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024