Solely is an English word with synonyms like entirely or exclusively. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Solely meaning
Alone; exclusively.
Synonyms of Solely
Using Solely
- The main meaning on this page is: Alone; exclusively.
- Useful related words include: entirely, exclusively, alone, only.
- In the example corpus, solely often appears in combinations such as: solely on, solely responsible, is solely.
Context around Solely
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Solely
- In this selection, "solely" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, consisted, otherwise, idf, responsible, subtitles and iranian stand out and add context to how "solely" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 6 or solely instrumental 1, a few solely because of, based solely, focus solely and relying solely. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "solely" sits close to words such as naval, preliminary and uniform, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with solely
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Accessible solely by ferry, Caladesi Island is a haven of untouched beauty. (12 words)
Power is sourced solely from upstream devices or hosts, and is consumed solely by downstream devices. (16 words)
Amcomri Entertainment Inc. published this content on and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. (16 words)
All these visions disappeared when the favored Oilers, on the point of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs, pulled again, exhibiting that the depth of their character was solely matched by the sheer depth of their scoring. (37 words)
The above analysis demonstrates that the rise of Houthi military power is neither solely the result of its own successful effort to capture the state, nor solely Iranian support, but rather a combination of the two. (36 words)
According to the for the 2022–23 academic year, only one student at the College solely identified as a Pacific Islander, and none identified as Indigenous — numbers that Cart described as typical. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
Among Muslims, 60% held the IDF and Hamas equally responsible with 15.5% holding the IDF solely responsible, compared to 12% who held Hamas solely responsible.
The above analysis demonstrates that the rise of Houthi military power is neither solely the result of its own successful effort to capture the state, nor solely Iranian support, but rather a combination of the two.
Armor units consisted solely of tanks (minus headquarters company) and mechanized infantry units consisted solely of M113s.
Europe Dubbing only for children, otherwise solely subtitles Mixed areas: Countries using occasional multiple-voice voice-overs on broadcast TV, otherwise solely subtitles.
Power is sourced solely from upstream devices or hosts, and is consumed solely by downstream devices.
The instruments used in musical entertainment are either solely the human voice (2, 6) or solely instrumental (1, 3) or some combination of the two (4, 5, 7, 8).
Typically, demesne accounted for roughly a third of the arable area, and villein holdings rather more; but some manors consisted solely of demesne, others solely of peasant holdings.
Accessible solely by ferry, Caladesi Island is a haven of untouched beauty.
According to the Chamber of Commerce’s assessment, further alignment with more developed nations, not solely in terms of wages, will be a formidable challenge with the prevailing economic structure.
According to the for the 2022–23 academic year, only one student at the College solely identified as a Pacific Islander, and none identified as Indigenous — numbers that Cart described as typical.
According to them, the geopolitical situation and the population’s heightened expectations are to blame for inflation, while the increase in fuel prices is solely due to the intrigues of neighbors.
Adams insisted the suspension was solely related to the recognition of the entities from the illegally annexed territories.
A few solely because of the high popularity, and a few because of the nostalgic value they hold, several Playstation 3 games have become very hard to come by.
After years of working two jobs, Henderson decided to focus her time solely on Hudson and Oak in September 2020.
A fun exercise to focus solely on those players, there’s no Bryce Young or Anthony Richardson here.
All current plans are solely looking at renewables, with no plans for maintaining critical "base load" generating capacity - how foolish and short sighted.
All editorial content and decisions made while producing this work were solely determined by members of the editorial department at The Denver Post.
All these visions disappeared when the favored Oilers, on the point of elimination from the Stanley Cup playoffs, pulled again, exhibiting that the depth of their character was solely matched by the sheer depth of their scoring.
A management buy-out will see director Jonathan Williams solely taking the business forward whilst co-director Robert Morris will continue to lead a portfolio of other construction businesses in South Wales.
Amcomri Entertainment Inc. published this content on and is solely responsible for the information contained therein.
Phrases with solely
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with solely
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- solely on 49×
- solely responsible 27×
- is solely 26×
- not solely 10×
- solely to 9×
- solely for 9×
- was solely 7×
- solely because 7×
- focus solely 7×
- based solely 7×