How to Use presently in a Sentence

presently

adverb
  • I cannot attend to the matter this instant, but I will presently.
  • That cannot be done at the peril of people who are presently alive.
    Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The group is presently on the road in Australia ahead of summer dates in Europe.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 26 Feb. 2024
  • 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
  • Kinney’s Near West Side loft unit is not presently on the market.
    Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Char Morar has been a board member of SCT since 2003 and is presently its vice president.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
  • The house found a buyer after just two days on the market, and is presently under contract.
    Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022
  • One of the largest issues presently facing the county is the water recharge issue.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • All three are fast friends offscreen, and are presently on a global tour for Deadpool 3.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024
  • But third doses are not presently allowed in the United States.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2021
  • Gemini May 21 – June 20 What you’re used to may presently seem odd to others.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Jan. 2024
  • 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
  • These agencies are presently poised on the edge of their seat, ready to welcome newcomers.
    Mark Glanville, Fortune, 11 May 2021
  • This may be why the food internet is presently in love with crispy Parmesan crust on the face of roasted potatoes.
    Julia O'Malley, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Jan. 2023
  • There is presently no evidence to indicate that HHC will not show up in a drug test.
    Atticus McKittrick, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2022
  • What's the difference between your Fender and the Fenders presently on the market?
    Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Leo July 23-August 22 Life is presently blowing hot and cold for you.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Amari enjoys his meals and is presently on a low calorie food in order to drop a couple of extra pounds.
    The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The company doesn’t presently sell an all-electric vehicle in the US.
    Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Instead, it was demolished to make way for the ground-up construction of the new manor in which Garner and her kids presently live.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Look for someone who's presently willing to nourish your new roots.
    Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The university does not presently have possession of the video.
    Jason Duaine Hahn, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022
  • An impulse buy could presently be tempting you, but someone else might put their foot down.
    Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This is all presently possible, and in the near future, Amazon may control an even greater chunk of your movie night.
    Abby Vesoulis, Time, 28 May 2021
  • The offense, as presently designed, will go through Sanogo, with emphasis on the power forwards stretching the floor with 3s to open up the post.
    Dom Amore, courant.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • Should Francona return, his win count presently stands at 471.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 7 Sep. 2021
  • He's finished outside the top-15 in six of his 10 starts with his new team, where his future is presently uncertain.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Engineers and technicians are presently attaching the engines to the first stage of the vehicle.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2024

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