necessarily
adverb
nec·es·sar·i·ly
ˌne-sə-ˈser-ə-lē 
1
: of necessity : unavoidably
The audience was necessarily small.
This endeavor necessarily involves some risk.
2
: as a logical result or consequence
… a holocaust is a disaster, but a disaster is not necessarily a holocaust.—
Harry Shaw
Harry ShawExamples of necessarily in a Sentence
the argument that the existence of the universe necessarily implies the existence of an all-powerful being responsible for creating it
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Officials caution that not everyone reported missing is necessarily trapped beneath the rubble because communications failures, mass displacement and transportation disruptions have complicated efforts to reunite families.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Under new head coach Herbert, Canada Basketball has insisted that players be available to the team, if not necessarily to play, during windows that do not conflict with the NBA season.
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Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Courts have become the fallback mechanism, but litigation is slow and necessarily built on harms that have already occurred.
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Ryan McBain,
STAT,
2 July 2026
And so, offering cheap options, albeit with large deductibles and possible coverage gaps, is a way to address affordability without necessarily undermining the law.
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Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Under new head coach Herbert, Canada Basketball has insisted that players be available to the team, if not necessarily to play, during windows that do not conflict with the NBA season.
—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Courts have become the fallback mechanism, but litigation is slow and necessarily built on harms that have already occurred.
—
Ryan McBain,
STAT,
2 July 2026
And so, offering cheap options, albeit with large deductibles and possible coverage gaps, is a way to address affordability without necessarily undermining the law.
—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for necessarily
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“Necessarily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/necessarily. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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