literally

Example Sentences

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I remember the steamed vegetables that came out one day—it was literally just boiled vegetables they flopped into a catering thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

AC/DC, Jack White and Drake headlined, the latter bringing out Madonna for a smooch, but Florence + The Machine was one of the breakout performances from the year, literally.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“Witnessing is an act of the body,” he explained, especially in a city that for much of this past winter was literally occupied.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Instead, we are working literally at the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“We are literally entering an underground city of the dead through a wormhole at the Gate of Hell.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti