How to Use certainly not in a Sentence

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  • The British man is certainly not the first tourist to cause such a stir.
    — Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The iftar dinner was the first of its kind for the school, but certainly not the last.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2023
  • None of the Friends are supposed to die, and certainly not this soon.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2023
  • If anything from the recent past, that will certainly not be the case in the short term.
    — Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • And last but certainly not least, retinol may be your new best friend.
    — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
  • And sports is certainly not off the table for the business.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2024
  • The length of Brody's speech was certainly not lost on the show's producers.
    — EW.com, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Not too dry, but certainly not a patch with a large amount of moisture.
    — Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • That may be the goal, but the company is certainly not there yet.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
  • Last but certainly not least, Venus will clash with Uranus on Dec. 28.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This all leads to new ideals and 'standards' in the world of beauty that are certainly not always for the best.
    — Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
  • But Primer is most certainly not the best time-travel movie yet made.
    — Jennifer Ouellette and Sean M. Carroll, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The movie was Ricci's very first film role, but certainly not her last.
    — Brittany Natale, ELLE, 29 June 2023
  • Such a person would certainly not wield enough power to oust the speaker of the House.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Besides, that wasn’t an easy route to take, certainly not any longer.
    — Margaret Jull Costa, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
  • The rep of the Vantage, and that of Aston in general, is certainly not there yet.
    — Angus MacKenzie, Robb Report, 12 May 2024
  • Listen up, #Taiwan is not part of the #PRC & certainly not for sale!
    — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That’s all well and good, but the bush is certainly not Disneyland, warn the experts.
    — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Last but certainly not least, their eighth-floor terrace, the Citrus Club, is not to be missed.
    — Caroline Griswold, Vogue, 23 July 2024
  • But Dion gets props for doing it during an era when this was certainly not the norm.
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
  • But don't tell that to August just yet … and certainly not to math whiz Suborno Bari.
    — Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • That’s certainly not the case for others with only one store around.
    — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
  • Fear of new technology, and the changes that come with it, is certainly not new.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 June 2024
  • What a fun moral and legal gray area that will certainly not blow up in anyone’s face!
    — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But that is certainly not the case with these Chanel eyeshadow sticks.
    — Good Housekeeping, 14 Aug. 2023
  • In the late '80s there weren't a lot of female news anchors – certainly not pregnant ones.
    — Lee Cowan, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2025
  • Clear skies are certainly not guaranteed for eclipse chasers on the ground.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
  • But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2024
  • But her recent plunge into the genre is certainly not the singer's first rodeo in the country music scene.
    — Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • The team as it is constructed now — especially the core eight to 12 players — is almost certainly not headed to 90 losses.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025

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