literally
Example Sentences
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"I was rushing because I'm doing a renovation and I've got builders that need materials and it was literally for that," he said.
From BBC
When Desai plans the company’s season lineup, he always surveys the year ahead — literally.
From Los Angeles Times
“These papers have been cited, in some cases, literally tens of thousands of times.”
There is tremendous scar tissue—literally, and figuratively, from past crises and recoveries—but he is by far the sport’s best known presence, a player who moves the crowds like no other.
This means he believes he can literally do no wrong, and therefore, he has no obligation to consider anything before he makes a decision.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
