literally

Example Sentences

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“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

Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Instead, we are working literally at the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

“Death of the Last Cowhand” here is a touching poem by rancher Linda Hasselstrom memorializing the last days of a nonagenarian cowboy who literally died with his boots on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

I also found on Google the next day that Popocatepetl is really a volcano, and the name is literally Nahuatl for “smoking mountain.”

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera