1
: in a clear manner
speaking clearly
2
: it is clear
clearly, a new approach is needed
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Examples of clearly in a Sentence
You should try to speak more clearly.
The mountain was clearly visible in the distance.
The problem is very clearly getting worse.
“A new approach is needed.” “Clearly.”
“The current method isn't working.” “Clearly not.”
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Your boyfriend clearly does not know how to process his feelings, including the grief of losing a child.
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Oklahoma City Police Dept. / via Facebook Nguyen said that the incident is clearly an excessive use of force and that the officer should be terminated.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Yet, nothing exemplifies Trump’s fascination with autocrats more clearly than his bromance with Orbán, who has transformed Hungarian democracy into one-man rule.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Instead of driving China and North Korea apart, Washington should try to capitalize on Beijing’s power over Pyongyang by urging China to clearly communicate two redlines to its partner.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Oklahoma City Police Dept. / via Facebook Nguyen said that the incident is clearly an excessive use of force and that the officer should be terminated.
—Antonio Planas, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Yet, nothing exemplifies Trump’s fascination with autocrats more clearly than his bromance with Orbán, who has transformed Hungarian democracy into one-man rule.
—Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 13 Nov. 2024
Instead of driving China and North Korea apart, Washington should try to capitalize on Beijing’s power over Pyongyang by urging China to clearly communicate two redlines to its partner.
—Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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clearly
adverb
clear·ly
ˈkli(ə)r-lē 
1
: in a clear manner
was clearly visible
2
: without doubt or question
clearly something had to be done
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