Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Directly, the meaning and synonyms like straight or flat.

Common word

Directly in a sentence

Directly | Direct | Directed | Directing | Directs | Directness

Directly meaning

  1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
  2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening; not by secondary but by direct means.
  3. Plainly, without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in express terms.

Synonyms of Directly

straight flat like a shot in real time forthwith at once right away now straight off straightaway instantly immediately direct indirectly

Example sentences (20)

About one in every 29 jobs in L.A. is supported either directly or indirectly by tourism, according to the report.

Activist Shabeer Mooppan inspects a pipe discharging liquid from a small manufacturer directly into the Periyar River.

After many years of either watching politics or participating directly in them, I concluded that politics is transactional.

After the dragon is blinded, look for a platform from which you can stick a spear directly into its head.

All proceeds will directly benefit survivors in Lanark County through Shelter Movers Ottawa and Lanark County Interval House.

About a quarter will go directly to counties and a small percentage — around 3% — will be held in trust.

A head-on would direct all the force of both cars directly into each other so they would each take half the force of the crash.

All impacted patients will be contacted directly and rescheduled as soon as possible, the Trust added.

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All students are kept informed directly by school staff through their weekly Newsletter and more.

Going directly east from the P13 tablet leads players directly to the one in Q13 if they are struggling to find it.

Ministers don’t buy trains directly nor do we have the ability to directly vary contracts, as you have suggested.

All are welcome back to Forest Hall Social Club directly after the service for refreshments.

A crisis in 2008 was triggered by renewed inflation — not directly, in the prices of consumer goods, but in stock and real estate increases.

A further application was submitted directly to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice on the afternoon of February 24 but he died later that day.

Alex replied that the situation was a little “melodramatic” as her wife hadn’t come directly to her, instead of having Gio relay the message.

Phone mirroring, for example, will bring iPhone alerts directly to the laptop that show up directly next to Mac notifications.

There are few obvious options on the ASX to invest directly in companies that might directly benefit from a green energy push.

NOR flash In NOR flash, each cell has one end connected directly to ground, and the other end connected directly to a bit line.

The de-merged Daimler AG received US$1.35 billion directly from Cerberus but directly invested US$2 billion in Chrysler itself.

A directly connected network is a network that is directly attached to one of the router interfaces.

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Common combinations with directly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • directly to 47×
  • directly from 15×
  • directly into 12×
  • directly by 10×
  • directly in 10×
  • to directly
  • directly or
  • not directly
  • is directly
  • directly on

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "directly" in a sentence?
An example: "About one in every 29 jobs in L.A. is supported either directly or indirectly by tourism, according to the report." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "directly" from real English texts.
What does "directly" mean?
Directly means: In a direct manner; in a straight line or course.
What are synonyms of "directly"?
Common synonyms of "directly" include: straight, flat, like a shot, in real time, forthwith, at once, right away, now. Plus 6 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "directly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "directly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

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