How to Use totally in a Sentence
totally
adverb- I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration.
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Dolin alone is totally fine, and gets your 98 percent of the way there.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024
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And that could be totally not in the beauty business and that would be OK with me.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
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Who are the two or three players who are totally in sync?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
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So again, totally different than the study that all of this is based on.
—CBS News, 9 July 2023
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All in all, there seems to be a broad consensus that, if Mike Johnson is in fact the adult in the room, the room is totally screwed.
—Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
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All of this is to say—Stewart is totally killing her fashion game this year.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 9 Apr. 2024
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Spoke with my source — totally fake news and taken out of context.
—Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
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The lights, which are totally flush with the body panels, seem more likely to make production.
—Alex Kwanten, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
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The leak is probably due to a faulty seal, though the engineers aren’t totally sure.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 1 June 2024
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Scrape the baked meatballs into the sauce and toss until they’re totally coated.
—Fox News Staff Fox News, Fox News, 5 Dec. 2023
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The best part is the questions are totally random and far-ranging, so anyone can play.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 4 June 2024
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What isn't revealed until the season finale is Edgar and John aren't totally on the same page about how the plan should proceed.
—Keith Nelson, Men's Health, 2 Aug. 2023
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That was totally out of the blue, but very validating, very lovely and very rare.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2023
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Biden has not totally abandoned the grander AF1 staircase.
—Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 20 July 2023
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So, much of my life has been surrounded by my newborn and being totally present with her and my son.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Dec. 2023
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In his years studying this system, Palmer says he’s seen parts of the landscape totally transform.
—Popular Science, 25 Jan. 2024
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What are your reasonable hopes? To not totally despise both teams in the World Series.
—Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 27 Mar. 2024
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Black Friday at Olaplex is here, and we're totally tickled.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 24 Nov. 2023
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Banks aren’t totally marked down, but the CMBS market is more transparent.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024
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There’s no reason to make a film that is totally American.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 5 Mar. 2024
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The dress features elegant ruffles, a cross V-neck, and a front slit (so you’re not totally covered up).
—Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2023
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The makeup was almost totally removed in our tests, leaving a result that was far above the others in the testing pool.
—Rennie Dyball, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
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This is only available in navy, which totally works for formal weddings, in sizes 2 to 18.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2023
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This thing could have been dismissed totally in the Seventies.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2023
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The duo made their red carpet debut this summer, but don't worry — Berrios might not be totally off the market just yet.
—Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2023
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Now nobody even knows if Ukraine is going to be totally taken over.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2023
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Bread pudding is classic brunch fare, but this chocolate version takes it totally over the top.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Mar. 2024
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That was totally within the bounds of what was acceptable, according to Lynn, the social worker.
—Nell Freudenberger, The New Yorker, 28 July 2024
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The best destinations are those that totally transport you.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2024
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