genuinely
adverb
gen·u·ine·ly
ˈjen-yə-wən-lē 
-(ˌ)win-,
nonstandard -ˌwīn-
Examples of genuinely in a Sentence
is genuinely fond of her older brother
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The right board members are genuinely interested in the organization and show up well-prepared to energetically engage.
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Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Raq is a master manipulator who claims to value loyalty above all else, especially from her henchmen brothers Marvin (London Brown) and Lou (Malcolm Mays) and her only son, yet constantly destabilizes the three of them with selfish mind games and power plays that genuinely harm them.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
There are moments throughout Alexander Ullom’s debut feature that are genuinely unnerving, as four 20-somethings try to figure out just what the hell is going on from the confines of their white Jeep.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Ethan Ogilby’s debut screenplay delivers all the twists of turns but keeps the focus on character as Connor is a genuinely nice guy who wants to do the right thing but finds his potent sperm has really put him in an impossible situation and affair of the heart(s).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
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Doug Sundheim, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Raq is a master manipulator who claims to value loyalty above all else, especially from her henchmen brothers Marvin (London Brown) and Lou (Malcolm Mays) and her only son, yet constantly destabilizes the three of them with selfish mind games and power plays that genuinely harm them.
—Robyn Bahr, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2025
There are moments throughout Alexander Ullom’s debut feature that are genuinely unnerving, as four 20-somethings try to figure out just what the hell is going on from the confines of their white Jeep.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 7 Mar. 2025
Ethan Ogilby’s debut screenplay delivers all the twists of turns but keeps the focus on character as Connor is a genuinely nice guy who wants to do the right thing but finds his potent sperm has really put him in an impossible situation and affair of the heart(s).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for genuinely
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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genuinely. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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