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professionally

American  
[pruh-fesh-uh-nuh-lee, proh-] / prəˈfɛʃ ə nə li, proʊ- /

adverb

  1. in a professional way.

  2. as a career or profession.


Example Sentences

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Even with the Angels having the worst record in baseball, and having suffered 10 straight losing seasons, the broadcast teams approach the games professionally and always with a positive attitude.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

“I went to India, and had no idea whether I would ever play the saxophone professionally again,” he explained.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Even so, he completed the commission the same way he says he approaches every large public monument: professionally, pragmatically, and with an understanding that spectacle itself has become part of the business model.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

The 2010 US PGA winner revealed his Aronimink renaissance has been fuelled by a PGA of America member asking at Tuesday's Champions Dinner whether he was still playing professionally.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“Just needs cleaning? That is a delicate piece of equipment. I can’t spray it with Fantastik and call it clean. It has to be professionally sanitized.”

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

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