How to Use certainly not in a Sentence

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  • The iftar dinner was the first of its kind for the school, but certainly not the last.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • None of the Friends are supposed to die, and certainly not this soon.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
  • And last but certainly not least, retinol may be your new best friend.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • That may be the goal, but the company is certainly not there yet.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
  • But Primer is most certainly not the best time-travel movie yet made.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The movie was Ricci's very first film role, but certainly not her last.
    — Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Such a person would certainly not wield enough power to oust the speaker of the House.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
    — Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • Listen up, #Taiwan is not part of the #PRC & certainly not for sale!
    — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • But Dion gets props for doing it during an era when this was certainly not the norm.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But that is certainly not the case with these Chanel eyeshadow sticks.
    — Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Clear skies are certainly not guaranteed for eclipse chasers on the ground.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • All of which made the show’s arrival in China maybe not as tricky as a prison escape, but certainly not a sure bet.
    — Claire Fu, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This week’s red carpets were certainly not for wallflowers: The best dressed stars took risks and came to turn heads.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2023
  • No one has quit, certainly not their 76-yer-old coach, Dave Crawford.
    — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • English is the world's language & that's not going to change, certainly not in the next few hundred years!
    — Sindya Bhanoo, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • By the second anniversary of Jan. 6, the group had certainly not shriveled up and died.
    — Will Carless, USA TODAY, 5 May 2023
  • Democrats have some of that, too, but certainly not as much as the Republicans.
    — ABC News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The cause is lost this season, but certainly not beyond.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
  • There wasn’t supposed to be any water flowing through that pipe, certainly not enough to spin a hat.
    — Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2024
  • Despite the project’s demands, Dini’s life is certainly not all work and no play.
    — Isabella Sullivan, Robb Report, 27 July 2023
  • Last, but certainly not least, Aspen Mountain (known as Ajax to locals) is right in the middle of town.
    — Brandon Perlman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The group is not an exclusive bloc and certainly not an alliance.
    — Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
  • But Angelina Jolie is certainly not wearing a sweatsuit in coach like the rest of us.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, there are costs associated with putting on such a large event for close to 20 years, but certainly not to the tune of $50 million.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2023
  • That’s isn’t happening, though, certainly not anytime soon or with the iOS 18 launch.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
  • For one, Asian nations are certainly not unified in their opinions on the U.S. and China.
    — Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Reinhart is certainly not the first celebrity to open up about a battle with alopecia.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Not many people have the wherewithal to go to court, and certainly not many Black Southerners in 1955 did.
    — Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023

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