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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Dubin duly provides — with the assistance of stories from his time as an executive coach and his own experience — a method for identifying these issues.
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
That extends to John’s mostly ambient sound design — there’s relatively little music here, though the occasional song (duly by Adams family project H6LLBND6R) sometimes disrupts the spell a bit.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2025
As soon as the lineup for the first Live Aid was announced, the low percentage of prominent Black pop stars (only 10 percent) was duly noted, and Geldof was taken to task.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Liverpool asked about his availability and after being told to move on, duly switched attention to Hugo Ekitike, ironically a United target.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
That extends to John’s mostly ambient sound design — there’s relatively little music here, though the occasional song (duly by Adams family project H6LLBND6R) sometimes disrupts the spell a bit.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 31 July 2025
As soon as the lineup for the first Live Aid was announced, the low percentage of prominent Black pop stars (only 10 percent) was duly noted, and Geldof was taken to task.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2025
Liverpool asked about his availability and after being told to move on, duly switched attention to Hugo Ekitike, ironically a United target.
—Harry De Cosemo, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
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“Duly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duly. Accessed 10 Aug. 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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