sincerely
in a way that is genuine, earnest, or truthful: We sincerely hope you can accept our apology.
a conventional term used at the end of a letter: Sincerely, Mrs. Rose McNair.
Origin of sincerely
1Words Nearby sincerely
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use sincerely in a sentence
I sincerely apologize and I fully understand why these safety precautions are so important.
Tyreek Hill and Derrick Henry deliver monster performances in NFL Week 12 | Cindy Boren, Mark Maske, Des Bieler | November 30, 2020 | Washington PostPerhaps it has become devalued now that many use “Best wishes,” or just “Best,” instead of “Yours sincerely” or “Yours truly” to close letters.
Miss Manners: People at home acting as though they’re at home | Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin | November 10, 2020 | Washington PostYet the same people who are deeply and sincerely concerned about the cost of housing often oppose policies that would reduce those costs because it does not fit with their nostalgic view of what types of housing should be affordable.
Most Residents Agree Housing Issues Are Dire But Consensus on Solutions Is Elusive | Lisa Halverstadt | October 29, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoMy colleagues and I sincerely hope that this is not the case – rather, that the emergence of autoantibodies in these patients is a red herring, a quirk of a viral immune response in some patients that will resolve on its own.
COVID-19 Causes Some Patients’ Immune Systems To Attack Their Own Bodies, Which May Contribute To Severe Illness | LGBTQ-Editor | October 27, 2020 | No Straight NewsI sincerely hope these questions will encourage San Diegans to read and understand the fine print of these proposals, beyond the shiny renderings.
Results, Not Renderings, Are What Matters for Sports Arena Property | Jason Riggs | July 15, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
The best that can be said for these budding radicals is that at least they sincerely hate the thing they so viciously attack.
Why do they sincerely try to restore, or preserve, the line between the two, and get heartbroken when the line fails?
A Reminder: Our Justices are Politicians in Robes | Jedediah Purdy | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut Brown sincerely believes all our pain is self-inflicted.
Others are clinicians, sincerely interested in anything that can help their clients stop suffering.
It's a considerable compliment to both men that they could sincerely like, and sincerely dislike, each other--yet coexist.
If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensNobody else wanted Hugh Egerton's society, and he began to believe that this girl sincerely did want it.
Rosemary in Search of a Father | C. N. WilliamsonIt is sincerely to be hoped that a little later we shall have a continuation of the work from Mr. Withers' pen.
Readings in Money and Banking | Chester Arthur PhillipsHis directors esteemed him highly, and the officers of the company were all sincerely attached to him.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowNo Briton rejoiced more sincerely than this provincial American in the extension of the Empire.
The Eve of the Revolution | Carl Becker
Browse