exclusively
adverb
ex·clu·sive·ly
ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē 
-ziv-
: in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.
an exclusively male/female clientele
I started working exclusively as an actor when I was 25 years old, and I had a good life.—
Bryan Cranston
Bryan CranstonWith richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.—Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.
Harold Underwood Faulkner et al."In some industries," says [Larry] Page, who spoke exclusively with TIME about the new venture, "it takes 10 or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real …"—Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman
Harry McCracken and Lev GrossmanExamples of exclusively in a Sentence
his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him
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Love Is Blind creator Chris Coelen exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly that all seven engagements this season (as well as the unseen eighth engagement) took place on the same day near the end of the pod portion of filming.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
When asked about this possibility, Sheriff Nanos said that the only article the person was wearing that investigators have identified as definitely purchased from Walmart is the backpack, which is exclusively sold by Walmart.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Sheriff Chris Nanos, of Pima County, Arizona, told CBS News that the backpack was sold exclusively at Walmart and called it one of the most promising leads in the case so far.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The agreement is structured as a sole-source contract, meaning Boeing will produce the weapons exclusively.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Feb. 2026
When asked about this possibility, Sheriff Nanos said that the only article the person was wearing that investigators have identified as definitely purchased from Walmart is the backpack, which is exclusively sold by Walmart.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Sheriff Chris Nanos, of Pima County, Arizona, told CBS News that the backpack was sold exclusively at Walmart and called it one of the most promising leads in the case so far.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
The agreement is structured as a sole-source contract, meaning Boeing will produce the weapons exclusively.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for exclusively
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“Exclusively.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusively. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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