literally

Example Sentences

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Instead, we are working literally at the surface.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

The date is determined through a calculation known as computus paschalis, literally “computation of Easter” in Latin.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Builders and construction workers quite literally lay the foundation of our communities, creating the roads, homes and infrastructure that keep this country running.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“The average person literally is spending 16 minutes a year with their PCP,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

“We literally thought of and designed and flew the airplanes in a space of about six or eight weeks,” said British aviation pioneer Thomas Sopwith.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman