How to Use totally in a Sentence

totally

adverb
  • I am totally upset you can't make it to the celebration.
  • That's a totally different issue.
  • In the event that the Fighting Irish win the game, the player wouldn’t be totally out of luck.
    — Xl Media, cleveland, 3 Sep. 2022
  • This is almost a dessert and the next course is totally a dessert.
    — Pete Wells, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Dolin alone is totally fine, and gets your 98 percent of the way there.
    — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 27 Jan. 2024
  • And to be fair, my gym teachers, my peers, and I weren’t totally off the mark.
    — Lindsay Lee Wallace, SELF, 11 Jan. 2023
  • His lungs were just totally ... gummed up, and like a mesh over them.
    — Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
  • That's wild, and should totally change the landscape of the season.
    — Kyle Fowle, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2022
  • For some, the appeal of thrift shopping lies in the thrill of the hunt and the joy of finding items that are totally unique.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
  • And that could be totally not in the beauty business and that would be OK with me.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • By the time halftime came, Mater Dei was totally in charge with a 29-15 lead.
    — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2022
  • The brunette also opts for a strict, sleek look, which is totally in right now.
    — Melanie Paukner, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2023
  • The golf course is totally different to the pro-am yesterday with the rain and the wind.
    — Todd Kelly, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Who are the two or three players who are totally in sync?
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 1 Aug. 2023
  • It’s not totally clear yet if that was a result of that text.
    — Anna Blaustein, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2022
  • The pom-pom detail is totally adorable — *adds to cart.
    — Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Read on for the major deals that are totally worth the discount.
    — Daisy Maldonado, SELF, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Dads totally have a thing for using one bar of soap for their hair, face, and body.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 10 Nov. 2022
  • This couldn’t have been a film if it was totally controlled by a brand.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Biden, even if his heart were totally there on the climate, may just not want to go this route.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2022
  • So again, totally different than the study that all of this is based on.
    — CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • My boyfriend moved in after just a few months and then totally changed.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Katie Holmes once again proved that bag ladies are totally stylish.
    — Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • And admit it: This jump scare totally scared the bejeezus out of you, right?
    — Charlie Mason, TVLine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • This can be in the same league or on a totally different sport.
    — cleveland, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Add the new pill-and-hole screen design, and the iPhone 14 Pro is a totally different phone.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 18 Aug. 2022
  • That’s the totally true story of how Hollywood’s man of the hour changed my game.
    — Samantha Meese, oregonlive, 6 May 2022
  • The crowd remained behind the barriers, totally stunned.
    — Toria Sheffield, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Research indicates that hens are totally checking out the snoods on the gobblers who are vying for their attention.
    — Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025

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