How to use distinctly in a sentence
40 example sentences · adverb
Distinctly means in a distinct manner. Example: “I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.”
Examples of distinctly by meaning
adverbIn a distinct manner.
- I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.
- Commander Birch was a trifle uneasy when he found there was more than a popple on the sea; it was, in fact, distinctly choppy.1928, Lawrence R. Bourne, chapter 17, in Well Tackled!
- "Aloud," he said distinctly, "the Seven Words are spoken thus.2007, Stephen R. Donaldson, Fatal Revenant, →ISBN, page 192
More sentences with distinctly
- Sartre’s existentialism is atheistic, but the existentialism of Marcel is distinctly Christian.From the entry existentialism
- Having seen the film twice before, I felt distinctly unexcited at the prospect of a third viewing.From the entry unexcited
- Each face of the complex Catalan solid exhibits a distinctly deltoidal geometric boundary.From the entry deltoidal
- The insect had a distinctly musciform appearance, although its shiny, golden colouration was altogether more agreeable.From the entry musciform
- His stage portrayal of Hamlet was distinctly undercooked.From the entry undercooked
- His dialect was distinctly Costa Rican.From the entry Costa Rican
- Famous comic book writer Stan Lee had a cameo in the Spider-Man movie. He was on screen for perhaps ten seconds, but aficionados distinctly remember him.From the entry cameo
- Sensillum with smooth and distinctly porous wall embedded in the inflexible socket (Figs. 4k, 5h, 6h).2023 January 12, Artur Taszakowski, Adrian Masłowski, Kent M. Daane, Jolanta Brożek, “Closer view of antennal sensory organs of two…. From the entry nano-pore
- To power our forward motion, we have a distinctly gigantic muscle in our buttocks, the gluteus maximus.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 205. From the entry gluteus maximus
- There was something distinctly low-key, even wilfully alienating about the band’s performance.2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian. From the entry clatter
- The wildlife of the morfa, the saltmarshes, reflects the diversity of their setting whilst being distinctly Welsh.2017 October 19, Clive Chatters, Saltmarsh, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 125. From the entry morfa
- Prosternum and prosternal process with abundant, yellowish pubescence, distinctly longer than on pronotum.2015 August 12, Maria Helena M. Galileo, Ubirajara R. Martins, Antonio Santos-Silva, “New species and new records in Cerambycidae…. From the entry prosternal
- When it addresses itself distinctly to the Young-Girl, the Spectacle is not above a bit of bathmology.2012, Tiqqun (Collective), Preliminary Materials for a Theory of the Young-Girl, →ISBN, page 27. From the entry bathmology
- Even BSkyB, the British satellite outpost of the distinctly brown Murdoch empire, has declared itself “carbon-neutral.”2011, Adrian Wooldridge, Masters of Management: How the Business Gurus and Their Ideas Have Changed the World — for Better and for Worse…. From the entry brown
- Not in an all-black, yuppity, Coach handbag kind of way, but in a distinctly Mercyx way.2011, James Bernard Frost, A Very Minor Prophet, Hawthorne Books, →ISBN, page 65. From the entry yuppity
- Rudi Jass has developed a distinctly complementary style with copper, corten steel bronze, glass and stone.2009 January 29, “Exhibitions”, in Herald Sun. From the entry corten
- But at the moment it’s filled with the distinctly ungrand contents of one person’s everyday life.2009 July 15, Holland Cotter, “The Collected Ingredients of a Beijing Life”, in New York Times. From the entry ungrand
- “Sometimes you make crazy choices,” he said, in a distinctly undefiant tone.2008 June 2, Nate Chinen, “Lead Singer Back in the Fold, Not Back From the Edge”, in New York Times. From the entry undefiant
- In the freshly hoovered living room of her house in Wokingham, Thelma Dawnton was distinctly miffed.2006, Stella Rimington, Secret Asset, London: Hutchinson, ISBN 978-0-09-180024-6; republished New York, N.Y.: Vintage Crime/Black Lizard…. From the entry hoover
- Potato flour (not potato starch) makes pasta with a delicious and distinctly potato-ey flavor.2004, Lidia Matticchio Bastianich with David Nussbaum, Lidia’s Family Table, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN, page 177. From the entry potato-ey
- In this respect HOMAM on PS2 is inferior and a distinctly shallow experience.2001 June, Mike Jenkins, “Heroes of Magic and Magic: Quest for the Dragonbone Staff”, in PlayStation Magazine, number 8, UK, page 118. From the entry HOMAM
- Twenty yards away, moving through the crowd in an awkward, elbowy, distinctly non-New York way.2000, Gregory Fallis, “Comes the Revolution”, in Abigail Browning, editor, Burder is No Mitzvah, New York: Thomas Dunne Books, published…. From the entry elbowy
- This multiface image is distinctly similar in style to the “mask” or “post” figures above.1991, Bishop Museum Occasional Papers - Issue 31, page 46. From the entry multiface
- In this Flora distinctly sarcodimitic species are allowed in two tribus, viz.1990, C[ornelis] Bas, “Tricholomataceae R.Heim ex Pouz”, in Flora Agaricina Neerlandica: Critical monographs on families of agarics and…. From the entry tribus
- He didn’t look so much nonplussed, as distinctly minussed by the enthusiasm of my acquiescence.1990, Neville Steed, Black Mail, Leicester, Leics.: Ulverscroft, published 1992, →ISBN, pages 175–176. From the entry minussed
- Four pairs of the leg epimeres are distinctly divided by a sejugal interval into two groups.1978, Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Biologica. From the entry epimere
- 'You blackmailing hound,' the parrot said distinctly, in what Hodges recognized as General Derby's voice.1973, Elizabeth Walter, Come and Get Me and Other Uncanny Invitations. From the entry hound
- The dorsal pelage is distinctly quadricoloured instead of tricoloured as in G. variegata.1968, Eugene Raymond Hall, J. R. Tamsitt, A New Subspecies of the Red Fig-eating Bat from Puerto Rico. From the entry quadricoloured
- They tried to intimate their disapproval by pronouncing his name very distinctly when they addressed him.1944, Mazo de la Roche, The Building of Jalna, Dundurn Press Ltd, published 2009, →ISBN, page 163. From the entry bobby
- Tibiae frequently mutic and very distinctly more slender toward its apex.1922, Burle Jackson Jones, The Wing Veins of Insects, volume 1, page 202. From the entry mutic
- There is the rhythmically beating heart, distinctly pulsating in perfect outline.1913 August, Arthur B[enjamin] Reeve, “The X-Ray ‘Movies’”, in The Dream Doctor (The Craig Kennedy Series), New York, N.Y.; London: Harper…. From the entry visceral
- Her expression was never altogether amiable; was often, indeed, distinctly sullen, or, when she was animated, sarcastic.1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl. From the entry sarcastic
- The screech owls winter in the north and are distinctly farsighted in preparing for winter.1911, Anna Botsford Comstock, Handbook of Nature Study, 24th edition, published 1939, page 102. From the entry screech owl
- Sure enough the roly-poly noise was still going on quite distinctly under the attic floor.1908 October, Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly Pudding, London: Frederick Warne, →OCLC; republished as The…. From the entry roly-poly
- A Chocolatiere.—A chocolatiere is distinctly a woman’s function, frequently taking the place of afternoon tea.1907 March 8, “All of Chocolate: Confections for Luncheon or Afternoon Tea. Beverage, Cookies, Biscuits and Cake All Provided For—very…. From the entry chocolatière
- His parlor was dingy and carpetless; one could smell distinctly there the vow of poverty.1907, George Washington Cable, Old Creole Days. From the entry carpetless
- There is something distinctly British about CDWM.2020 May 27, Kieran Yates, “Fifteen years of TV dinners: why Come Dine With Me has endured”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry CDWM
Meaning of distinctly
- adverb In a distinct manner.
Questions about distinctly in a sentence
- How do you use distinctly in a sentence?
- Distinctly is used as an adverb. For example: “I distinctly remember the voice of my deceased grandmother.”
- What is a short sentence with distinctly?
- “His dialect was distinctly Costa Rican.”
- What does distinctly mean?
- Distinctly means in a distinct manner.
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