How to Use solely in a Sentence

solely

adverb

• She did not write solely for money.
• His rank was based solely on merit.
• You will be held solely responsible for any damage.
• The researchers stress that these results are solely linked to dogs in the U.K.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024
• Most things like this these days are solely about the latter.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2024
• The Michigan statement described the virus in the new case solely as an H5 virus.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 30 May 2024
• This is not a ski town that relies solely on greasy-spoon joints and pub fare.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2024
• Charlotte breaks the fourth wall solely at the start of our journey and then never again.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 16 Nov. 2023
• The news that Biden is no longer running means that the issue of age may now fall solely on 78-year-old Trump.
  — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024
• Judging solely by the video, all is well in Petty-ville.
  — Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 13 June 2024
• The views expressed herein are solely those of the author.
  — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025
• Boys and men are proudly singing the lyrics written solely by a female artist.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• What drove me to plow through all this was the basic idea behind the series which is: to tell a story based solely on the facts.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
• But of course the videos about Uvalde do not exist solely to reflect sadness.
  — Reyhan Harmanci, New York Times, 23 June 2022
• What’s different here, of course, is that the coalition is solely within the GOP.
  — Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2023
• Unlike the bank, the program based its support solely on the size of the Whites’ cabinetry contract.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
• The key is to embrace AI as a tool for enhancement rather than viewing it solely as a threat.
  — Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
• The pandemic isn’t solely to blame for the broken supply chain.
  — Andy Rose, WSJ, 28 June 2022
• The cask strength version (aged solely in new wood) launched here first in 2020, and has proven to be a favorite among critics and consumers.
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2022
• But as any John Wick fan could tell you, the appeal of John Wick has never been solely about its leading man.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• The struggles aren’t solely due to high costs of doing work in Los Angeles.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2025
• But Biden's choice to call out Youngkin isn't solely due to his broad absentee voting push for the statewide election.
  — Julia Johnson, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
• The principal argument against the plan was that boosting state taxes solely on the wealthy would prompt them to flee the state.
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 6 Oct. 2022
• Those types of mandates happen solely at the state and local levels.
  — Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
• These scare tactics are deplorable and are solely to put a target on the backs of public servants.
  — Oumou Fofana, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
• This video was made solely by Smith and his team, with no involvement from Apple.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 29 July 2022
• This 'flat average' is based solely on polls from the last 28 days for national and state polls.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
• Less than one-third of respondents, 29%, said the debate should solely be between Biden and Trump.
  — Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
• At the time, Dom had just started his first tour and was solely focused on his music career.
  — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 21 Oct. 2022
• The United States cannot afford to look at Russia solely through the European prism.
  — Thomas Graham, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 28 Feb 2025