Example sentences for: patently

How can you use “patently” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Almost every other vampire movie accepts the patently unnatural convention that a vampire's fangs are capable of receding into his gums.

  • Progressives" are more definitive than most other observations about patently obvious things in society.

  • Reno noted, the terms of the CDA criminalized a far broader range of speech--speech that is "indecent" or "patently offensive"--much of which is not "sexually explicit" as those words are normally understood.

  • Many profanities might be considered "patently offensive" descriptions of "sexual or excretory activities or organs," especially under the standards of some conservative communities.

  • While admitting that some Americanisms, such as teenager, babysitter, know-how, gimmick, stunt, commuter , and blurb add vigour and dynamic expression to the language, the book draws the line at diaper, drug-store , and sidewalk (for which the English have the patently superior nappy, chemist's and pavement ), and at the American habit of turning nouns into verbs (to hospitalise) [ sic ].


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