How to Use historically in a Sentence

historically

adverb
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  • They are usually won by the tank that spots the other and shoots first, as has long been the case historically.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2023
  • And as the New York case showed, criminal charges have historically been a boon to his fundraising.
    — Meg Kinnard, ajc, 9 June 2023
  • No, music historically has been a part of my process, but not for Sally.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 29 May 2023
  • This subject is a big part of the conversation in many of my circles and has been since Week 1 of the strike because historically our shows are the first to get axed.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Drillers have historically walked away from wells at rates greater than the number of wells plugged, leaving the state in a perpetual game of catch-up.
    — Lisa Cavazuti, NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • But, historically, the shock is that its resonances are so deep.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2024
  • That historically was the way that these ecosystems were managed.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • That is because, historically speaking, when there is a strong year for the stock market, as 2023 was, the following year tends to end as a positive one.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Even clay courts, historically the slowest surface, play hard and fast these days.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The film changes the lead from what has historically been a white role to a person of color playing one of the main characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
    — Kimanzi Constable, Parents, 4 Feb. 2024
  • It’s been a historically bad season for the Detroit Pistons.
    — Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The event was historically a favorite of Queen Elizabeth's, and this is the first year the royals will attend without their late matriarch.
    — Town & Country, 20 June 2023
  • Peacock also gives you a ton of historically popular shows and movies to watch on demand.
    — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
  • That is a bold claim to make, even for a businessman historically in the good books of China’s ruling Communist Party.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The GOP’s response to climate change has been historically shaped by one of its favorite donors: the fossil fuel industry.
    — Molly Taft, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Boutelle said that part of Colburn Street has historically been prone to flooding, but she’s never seen rain cause so much damage to her neighborhood.
    — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • And hey, call me crazy but… historically, songs that end one year near the top can often begin a new year with even more attention as a result of how slow January can be.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2023
  • One factor: The historically red district, about an hour’s drive north of the capitol, had just been redrawn to include more of fast-growing Montgomery County.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Such lists could go on forever; there are, after all, way too many shows, and the TV Academy historically struggles to identify the best among them.
    — Time, 12 July 2023
  • Black cabdrivers have historically earned less than white ones.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • That would offer the market more breathing room, and stocks have historically done well in the months immediately following the last rate hike.
    — CBS News, 2 May 2023
  • This large-scale aid is all the more exceptional given Germany’s long-standing pacifism, which has historically led Berlin to refuse to send weapons to conflict zones.
    — Norbert Röttgen, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Just make sure to scoop up your favorites now while prices start at just $10 because stock can easily disappear and low prices historically don’t last long at Amazon.
    — Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The district has over $1 billion in capital needs and has historically relied on bond funds to address these needs, according to the meeting agenda.
    — The Arizona Republic, 5 May 2023
  • The pattern is a striking anomaly for a country historically sympathetic to the Arab nation’s cause.
    — Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Many African cultures have historically held dark skin as a symbol of beauty and associated it with health, strength, and heritage.
    — Condé Nast, Vogue, 21 June 2023
  • Courtney Love recently wrote an essay about how women have historically been marginalized by the Rock Hall.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 3 May 2023
  • Polls of the general election taken so early in the cycle have historically not proven very accurate.
    — Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2023
  • That will be a big shift for a country that has historically attracted minimal demand from global funds.
    — Frances Yoon, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the heads of historically Black medical schools met with Sanders in a roundtable last week and are calling for additional funding to train a more diverse workforce.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 17 May 2023

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