literally

Example Sentences

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In one video of the incident, a man behind the camera is heard saying: "He literally saved our lives, that guy."

From BBC

And snow can obscure the trail entirely, he said — “you think you’re stepping on solid ground and, literally, your whole body drops all the way down to your chest” or, worse, down an embankment.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s everywhere, it’s literally in the supermarket, it’s in convenience stores, it’s on TV.”

From Salon

“In the end, they not only ran it back, they sprinted it back, they slugged it back, and then, finally, they literally Will-ed it back,” I wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s not going to be easy, but literally nothing else matters.

From Salon