Examples of duly in a Sentence
They were duly impressed by her speech.
The objections were duly noted.
The singer duly appeared back on stage for an encore.
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King had actively shown for the ball in his own defensive third but his first-time square pass was catastrophic, presenting it straight to Mikkel Damsgaard, who duly converted to give Brentford the lead.
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Allison duly took it back to the brothers and Curtis had another Top 10 hit (Anne Murray also scored a hit with it in the 1970s).
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And for that, we were duly rewarded.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
Allison duly took it back to the brothers and Curtis had another Top 10 hit (Anne Murray also scored a hit with it in the 1970s).
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
And for that, we were duly rewarded.
—Stefanie Waldek, AFAR Media, 12 Sep. 2025
Her maternal instinct duly soothed and her savior complex fulfilled, Laura is ready to give Cherry a chance.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for duly
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈd(y)ü-lē 
: in a due manner, time, or degree
Legal Definition
duly
adverb
du·ly
ˈdü-lē, ˈdyü-
: in a due manner or time
failed to duly deliver
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