Used in a Sentence

specifically

How to use specifically in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for specifically.

Editorial note

And they did all this without even specifically targeting me.

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Quick take

in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of specifically gathered in one view.

adverb

in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for specifically.

adverb

in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes"

Example sentences

1

And they did all this without even specifically targeting me.

2

The general tone and specifically the mention of the founder's wife in this post gives a huge amount of credence to Julie's claims.

3

We all know he signed that lease specifically to run a pseudo-hotel business under the guise of an Airbnb profile.

4

I specifically asked if there was a "we own everything you make" clause in the employment agreement, but I was assured there was not.

5

A facade engineer who specialises in problems specifically to do with the design of the glass cladding system.

6

What bothers me is that I've been forced to do manual data entry - a pet peeve of mine as a programmer - because the government has been lobbied specifically to be less efficient.

7

Isn't that against Apple's own T&Cs?and the Path CEO replied:> This is currently the industry best practice and the App Store guidelines do not specifically discuss contact information.

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[edit: The more I stare at this, the more confident I am in this analysis; specifically, the packets that are "about" and "almost exactly" the same size are very deterministic: the packets to/from Apple are precisely 7 bytes larger than the corresponding packets to/from the Chinese server.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use specifically in a sentence?

And they did all this without even specifically targeting me.

What does specifically mean?

in distinction from others; "a program specifically for teenagers"; "he is interested specifically in poisonous snakes"

What part of speech is specifically?

specifically is commonly used as adverb.