wholly

Example Sentences

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“Appreciation,” someone sternly defines as the job of criticism and you can tell his definition isn’t wholly shared.

From Los Angeles Times

And while a cursory examination of the film might ascribe that attribute to the public’s taste for poorly made, mid-tier trash, that conclusion would be wholly incorrect.

From Salon

There’s no call from anyone for them — or investors of any age — to wholly abandon bonds in favor of all-stock portfolios.

From MarketWatch

"Children were wholly failed by the school. They could have been readily protected, and it is shameful that did not happen," Lady Smith said.

From BBC

It criticised the ground rent cap as a "wholly unjustified interference with existing property rights".

From BBC