DEFINITELY in a Sentence

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She was definitely sorry to hear that they were to leave at nine that evening, and she clung to them as long as she could.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEFINITELY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
definitely
 ad.  without question and beyond doubt; clearly
Classic Sentence: (142 in 10 pages)
1  "He has a rough tongue, but he is a gentleman," Gerald had definitely arrived.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
2  The war had definitely established the importance of Atlanta in the affairs of the South and the hitherto obscure town was now known far and wide.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
3  The mantle of spinsterhood was definitely on her shoulders now.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
4  And oh, by the way, we must oppose this movement of Mrs. Potbury's to have the state clubs come out definitely in favor of woman suffrage.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
5  Carol grew definitely afraid of Vida as Vida transferred the passion which had been released in marriage to the cause of the war; as she lost all tolerance.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
6  She realized that for perhaps a year she had not definitely looked at her husband.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
7  Kennicott never consented definitely.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
8  She was definitely sorry to hear that they were to leave at nine that evening, and she clung to them as long as she could.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVIII
9  Nothing is more definitely settled than he must act for himself.
Southern Horrors By Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Context  Highlight   In VII
10  Now the fat policeman wakens definitely, and feels of his club to see that it is ready for business.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
11  Meantime the packers had set themselves definitely to the task of making a new labor force.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 26
12  But I am slow-thinking and full of interior rules that act as brakes on my desires, and I knew that first I had to get myself definitely out of that tangle back home.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
13  Daisy looked at Tom frowning and an indefinable expression, at once definitely unfamiliar and vaguely recognizable, as if I had only heard it described in words, passed over Gatsby's face.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
14  Her frightened eyes told that whatever intentions, whatever courage she had had, were definitely gone.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
15  I know," he said definitely, "I'm one of these trusting fellas and I don't think any harm to nobody, but when I get to know a thing I know it.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
Example Sentence: (68 in 5 pages)
16  I would have definitely given the film more marks were it something more congruent with my tastes.
17  Someone who has a PhD in geology definitely knows quite a lot about rocks.
18  Fritz says if the best answer you can muster is "Georgetown," you're definitely not going to win.
19  Hi Pille, chubby is definitely better if it means more chocolate huh!
20  There is a certain knack to lapping a barrel, not everyone is able to successfully do it, but if you can, it will definitely improve the performance of any rifle.
21  And in a country where people depend on natural sources of water, people will definitely become poorer.
22  I'm easy going and tolerant too, but I would definitely not agree that I am liberal.
23  He's older, a little more craggy and definitely a lot more wrinkled, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is about to stalk across movie screens once more
24  It's impossible for me to give you a definite answer.
25  We'll have to wait until the new year before we can make any definite plans.
26  And, yeah, I want this whole scene in the nude, we're all nude, that's definite.
27  I can't say for definite who did it, but I certainly have my suspicions.
28  Let's fix a definite date for the next meeting.
29  I'm not sure-I can find out for definite if you like.
30  I should scope out his real goal before I give him a definite reply.