How to Use presently in a Sentence
presently
adverb- I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently.
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Jones presently leads the league with a team-record 19 sacks.
—Bob McManaman, azcentral, 28 Dec. 2019
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For the most part the spaces in the Bridges are presently occupied.
—Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 16 June 2020
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There’s a strong argument that the 32-year-old is presently the best player in the world.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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If New York City was the hot spot of the spring, then this area seems to presently have that distinction.
—Sharon Otterman, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2020
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That cannot be done at the peril of people who are presently alive.
—Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
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The group is presently on the road in Australia ahead of summer dates in Europe.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2024
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How many have received at least one dose of the vaccine is not presently known.
—David Hogberg, Washington Examiner, 5 Feb. 2021
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Bin rates presently start at $9 a month for the lowest-cost option.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
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The mainstay insight is that the whole kit-and-kaboodle is presently in the hands of the AI makers.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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In fact, the stock now trades near $85 presently, marking a discount of just about 28% from its pre-Covid highs.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
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Kinney’s Near West Side loft unit is not presently on the market.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
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Republicans presently hold 64 of the House's 99 seats and will pick up three more next year.
—Jon Brown, Fox News, 18 Dec. 2022
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Her goal is to move back into her home — presently a skeletal maze of wood — before the new school year.
—Washington Post, 25 July 2019
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He was born in 1891, in the village of Sontsovka, presently known as Sontsivka, in eastern Ukraine.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2022
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Orleans Parish is presently on the stronger end of the restrictions spectrum.
—Jeff Asher, NOLA.com, 26 Jan. 2021
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Char Morar has been a board member of SCT since 2003 and is presently its vice president.
—Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
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The house found a buyer after just two days on the market, and is presently under contract.
—Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
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One of the largest issues presently facing the county is the water recharge issue.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
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All three are fast friends offscreen, and are presently on a global tour for Deadpool 3.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
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Among the topics discussed was Harbaugh's contract, which presently runs out at the end of the 2021 season.
—Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 18 Dec. 2020
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But third doses are not presently allowed in the United States.
—BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2021
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Gemini May 21 – June 20 What you’re used to may presently seem odd to others.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
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MoviePass’s system presently consists of two parts: an app and a debit card.
—Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, 6 July 2018
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The Celtics, who don’t presently have a second-round pick, are a team that is frequently mentioned with him.
—Jeremy Woo, SI.com, 19 June 2018
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Point Hope is the place Tuzroyluke calls home, even if she was born and raised in Anchorage and presently resides there.
—David James, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Apr. 2023
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The hospital wasn't presently open but would reopen in the morning.
—Nicole Pajer, SELF, 15 Apr. 2019
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These agencies are presently poised on the edge of their seat, ready to welcome newcomers.
—Mark Glanville, Fortune, 11 May 2021
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That, as the cops pointed out to the Council, is because the vast majority of gang activity in New York is presently comprised of those same young men.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
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LeBron seems motivated to prove that while Luka might be the future, LeBron is presently still top dog.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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