solely

[Sole·ly]

Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.

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Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.

Adverb
without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a


adv.
Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.


Solely

Sole"ly , adv. Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.

Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.

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Usage Examples

Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.

But the gravest difficulty, and perhaps the most important, in poetry meant solely for recitation, is the difficulty of achieving verbal beauty, or rather of making verbal beauty tell.

Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.

Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality.

In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while away the evenings by making ourselves miserable, solely based on our ability to speak the language viciously.

Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph with time it fades.

I don't believe you can find any evidence of the fact that I have changed government policy solely because of a contribution.

All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I hope that no American will waste his franchise and throw away his vote by voting either for me or against me solely on account of my religious affiliation. It is not relevant.

Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself. Because it's only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.

For movies to get greenlit solely based on the success of other movies that have a lot of women in them? It's so ridiculous to me.

However, poetry does not live solely in books or in school anthologies.

In the past a leader was a boss. Today's leaders must be partners with their people... they no longer can lead solely based on positional power.

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.

I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust.

A priest is he who lives solely in the realm of the invisible, for whom all that is visible has only the truth of an allegory.

I am not a sexy woman, I'm not beautiful, I'm not a sex kitten, I don't flirt with people, yet I've been tagged more of sex symbol than women who truly are and I that's solely because I don't reveal too much: people are curious.

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