How to Use exceptionally in a Sentence

exceptionally

adverb
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  • Our testers said the results are very fast and the color of the strip is exceptionally bright and easy to read.
    — Nsisong Asanga, Health, 12 May 2023
  • Smith has proved exceptionally valuable for most of the year, but the Rangers may need to take some steps to help him get refreshed.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2023
  • No one has had more fun with the sound of their own voice, or penned verses that ran laps around such exceptionally tricky beats.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • These bed sheets are exceptionally breathable and don't seem to warm up from body heat.
    — Theresa Holland, Peoplemag, 16 July 2023
  • The icing is exceptionally sweet, but those don’t add up to a balanced cake.
    — Kimberly Cataudella Tutuska, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
  • And in the few years it’s been open, it’s proven itself to be an exceptionally seaworthy one.
    — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Even if the film does exceptionally well, such fees are hardly enough to keep the lights on at a major studio.
    — Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The exceptionally warm February and start to March pushed the blossoms through their first four stages at near-record haste.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
  • While March snow isn't out of the ordinary in the state most years, this winter has been exceptionally snowless.
    — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The home has been transformed to feel exceptionally spacious and airy, with a 60-foot-long great room and soaring ceilings.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Copies of this film are exceptionally rare, but courier-journal.com has a short digital clip of the 1922 footage available for viewing.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The inside is exceptionally soft, while the outside has the crispy texture that comes from shortening in a biscuit—that's a good thing.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 17 July 2023
  • Peters explained that the condition of most of the bones were exceptionally poor.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Amazon is breaking a ton of these deals in real-time, and stock does dwindle fast when the sale is exceptionally good.
    — John Thompson, Men's Health, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The same vegetables, fruits, and herbs (along with local fish and meat) are prepared exceptionally well in the on-site restaurant.
    — Genevieve Ko, Travel + Leisure, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Ever since Homer decided to sort the heroes from the villains at the gates of Troy, the stakes in a war story are always exceptionally high.
    — Elliot Ackerman, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • The extra height from the base makes the decoration seem exceptionally large, even in a room with 12-foot ceilings.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022
  • No, but all the staff members are exceptionally warm, attentive, and at the same time, pretty low-key.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 7 May 2024
  • The latter pairs exceptionally well with J.Crew’s winter white maxiskirt to match.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2023
  • The best tripod deer stands work exceptionally well for rifle hunting over food plots, water sources, and the like.
    — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
  • As the plugs matured, their exceptionally long roots pushed down deep, anchoring the dunes.
    — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • It's been an exceptionally snowy season in northern Arizona, with record amounts of snow all year around.
    — Andrea Morabito, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2023
  • But to be offered to help care for Ram Dass, for pay, as a virtual nobody, was exceptionally rare.
    — Christopher Fiorello, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Lush Hemp Combining the look of linen with an exceptionally soft feel, Tuft & Needle's hemp set is breathable yet cozy.
    — Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 10 May 2023
  • This manicure is meant to last: Nails done exceptionally by a professional will last up to three weeks, and press-ons can last up to two weeks with good care.
    — Channing Smith, Glamour, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Too chunky, not fast enough, even if he is exceptionally gifted.
    — Corbin Smith, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Small worms or Berkley PowerBait dough bait and whole kernel corn work exceptionally well.
    — Matt Williams, Dallas News, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Eilish’s quiet video comes on the heels of an exceptionally busy month for the seven-time Grammy winner.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Finding coins that were in use almost 1,000 years ago is exceptionally rare – this hoard contains twice as many coins from during Harold II’s reign as had previously been found.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The menu is basically done; Yacoub said a recent taste test for his mom and other Richmond Egyptians went exceptionally well.
    — Karri Peifer, Axios, 24 Oct. 2024

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