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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There are genuinely sad or frightening quests.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But there’s something genuinely unsettling about watching Katherine get stalked by the bubbles from her bath or the room itself somehow teleport around the hotel; if nothing else, the suite is certainly one of the season’s more unusual villains.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Which seems genuinely odd, given all this throwback has, at least superficially, in its favor.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Being able to get turn-by-turn directions or see recipe steps on the glasses without having to glance down at a phone feels like genuinely useful new interaction modes.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
But there’s something genuinely unsettling about watching Katherine get stalked by the bubbles from her bath or the room itself somehow teleport around the hotel; if nothing else, the suite is certainly one of the season’s more unusual villains.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
Which seems genuinely odd, given all this throwback has, at least superficially, in its favor.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
Being able to get turn-by-turn directions or see recipe steps on the glasses without having to glance down at a phone feels like genuinely useful new interaction modes.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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