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.

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Example Sentences

Kelly: Was there a moment where you looked around, maybe at Wallsend or after, where you thought, 'OK, I could make it here - maybe I've got this opportunity to make it professionally'?

From BBC • May 2, 2026

It was the opera that helped him at 14 fall in love with the art form and the first opera he conducted professionally a half-century ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

And this speech does feel like a representation of how angry he is that he has had all the successes in the world, both personally and professionally, and still can’t take the win.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

Alice Coltrane accomplished so much, personally, professionally, and spiritually, and her influence is only now rising to the level it should have been when she was still on this planet.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

Not the kind that are professionally printed with graphics and lasers and cool shadow effects.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds