totally

Example Sentences

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Since being taken by surprise leads to out-of-control feelings and defiance, Dr. Becky suggests using the phrase Totally up to you and making a visual schedule.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

"Totally wasn't nervous," he posted on Instagram later.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Totally blind batters may have a partially sighted runner.

From Barron's • Nov. 16, 2025

And then he said something that caught me off guard: “Your classmates hold diametrically opposed world views. Totally incompatible,” he told the crowd.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Totally unorganized, she didn’t care if we never washed the dishes in the kitchen sink.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry