How to Use intrinsically in a Sentence

intrinsically

adverb
  • By the spring of 2024, Mr. Trump's campaign was intrinsically tied to his time in court.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But home-field advantage is one of the intrinsically great parts of the sport.
    Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The trend is intrinsically linked to the rise of social media.
    Debbi Compton, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Stallone, who not only starred in the film but wrote the screenplay, said the story of the small-town boxer was intrinsically tied to the fabric of the city.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Food isn’t intrinsically good or evil, so there is no need to feel bad about food choices.
    Cnn, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The Queen's perspective shapes the plot, even when the story isn't intrinsically about her.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 13 Nov. 2020
  • There's something very wholesome and intrinsically good about her, but I won't be beaten by the stuff life throws at us.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 July 2022
  • Sum still feels so intrinsically '90s, even a few years past the calendar date; Bourne doesn't.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 1 June 2022
  • Florals and spring will forever be intrinsically linked and this time around, the pattern feels like a breath of fresh air.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Christie’s has traced the bottle back to a family that built its fortune in the sugar industry, which was intrinsically linked to the slave trade at the time.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Was this approach the reflection of a man intrinsically averse to risk?
    Harvey Araton, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • That means that the Rio greeting guests today is one that feels deeply, intrinsically itself.
    Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Dust intrinsically links Earth’s sands, skies, and seas.
    Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 4 May 2023
  • The velvety cream is designed for use day and night, and sinks into the skin to give it a look that’s at once toned, illuminated, and intrinsically haute.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 July 2024
  • Whether this is from an intrinsically red galaxy, or instead from large amounts of dust that can redden light, is unknown.
    Fabio Pacucci, Scientific American, 27 June 2024
  • This is a look that is intrinsically tied to performers.
    Kristen Bateman, ELLE, 14 Apr. 2023
  • All the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum.
    Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Few balconies are as large—or as intrinsically functional—as a patio or deck, so they shouldn't be treated like one.
    Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2023
  • Starting with a less sweet drink is, on its own, an intrinsically better option for people.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • By the 1970s, the Cowboys were the most famous football team in the US, and Thanksgiving and professional football were intrinsically linked.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 24 Nov. 2022
  • The latter happens to be a nice substitute for gin because its intrinsically earthy and smoky character works well with the sweetness of the vermouth and the bitterness of the Campari.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2024
  • It's intrinsically tied to your success in that effort.
    Nbc Universal, NBC News, 28 Apr. 2024
  • The merger of black holes is intrinsically linked to the emission of gravitational waves.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Two mental states might be intrinsically identical, though one is a memory and the other is dreamed up.
    The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2021
  • Since the days of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford, awards season and coupledom have been intrinsically linked.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Now, with the rise of streaming, the business behind filmmaking has intrinsically changed.
    Tommy McArdle, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Key also owned slaves and is said to believe that Black people were intrinsically inferior as a race.
    Emi Tuyetnhi Tran, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Since its inception, the French luxury fashion house has been intrinsically linked to the world of cinema.
    Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Tweaking the profile reduced this effect, but Audio-to-Haptics mode is intrinsically linked to all sounds from your system.
    PCMAG, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Further proof that even a film as intrinsically Chinese as this can perform well abroad, further shifting the balance of power between these two filmmaking giants.
    David Opie, IndieWire, 25 Feb. 2025

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