English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Really" in Example Sentences
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1894522	I'll be going to Boston next week, but I'm not really looking forward to it.	CK
2952859	I'm really glad you decided to come to our party instead of staying at home.	CK
246773	It was really considerate of you to lend me $500 when I was in difficulties.	CK
246894	This is the only guidebook that was recommended to me that is really useful.	CK
1706071	Does she really think that she can just waltz in here as if nothing happened?	AnneWy
2952763	I'm beginning to realize that you don't really like me as much as I like you.	CK
327303	My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!	CM
31537	This guy is really wishy-washy. He couldn't make a decision to save his life.	CK
247063	When I asked Dad for more money, he really blew up and started to yell at me.	CM
954843	You're the only person I know besides me who really understands this problem.	CK
34880	Peter was fed up with childish girls and wanted to meet a really mature woman.	CK
1027795	Tom was afraid of getting in trouble if he told Mary where he had really been.	CK
65310	Edward looked Kathy in the eye and asked her if she really meant what she said.	CK
953672	I tried to do my homework, but I didn't really know how to do it, so I gave up.	CK
2009955	Do you think that any really smart person is inherently interested in languages?	nonong
72024	I find just the memory of his overly polite patronizing manner really offensive.	CM
879771	I was surprised that when I heard that people really don't eat leafy vegetables.	alexmarcelo
1218475	I'm really anxious to know what my parents are going to give me for my birthday.	nadsat
2060396	You can't really understand another person until you walk a mile in their shoes.	CK
1858699	"Tom and Mary have been divorced for over three years." "Really? I had no idea."	CK
326843	You're really handy, aren't you? Don't you think you'd make a good house-husband?	CM
271156	Did the world really act as fast as possible to meet the threat to the environment?	CM
34102	I'm really looking forward to next March, when they roll out the new Play Station 2.	CM
329471	I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad.	fcbond
1858750	"Did Tom really tell you that he was breaking up with Mary?" "Not in so many words."	CK
72061	It must have been something really big for him to strike a triumphant pose like that.	CM
3001491	Tom is the first guy Mary has really been interested in since she broke up with John.	CK
295955	He's a really straight-laced guy, so he doesn't like the idea of his son changing jobs.	CM
1858722	"I think Tom stole my drink." "Really? I don't think he'd ever do something like that."	CK
954786	You only really need to sound exactly like a native speaker if you want to become a spy.	CK
1955523	If it's okay with you, I'd like to take it slow. I really don't want to rush into things.	_undertoad
327691	It's simply that I don't really understand what an "oddball" is when said by a Mixi user.	CK
246461	I like this picture, not just because it is famous, but because it really is a masterpiece.	papabear
1398448	If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.	bart
1030073	Mary is really great. She cooked a wonderful meal for me and even washed the dishes herself.	CK
327566	This time I stayed for the first time in a private villa, and it was really quite something.	CM
953162	Considering all I've eaten all day is just one slice of bread, I'm not really all that hungry.	CK
954044	It may seem like a minor thing to you, but for a lot of people this is really difficult to do.	CK
1858695	"Tom gave Mary a box of chocolates and one long-stemmed rose for her birthday." "That's really sweet."	CK
1167467	We still have more than halfway to go to get to the top of the mountain. Are you really already exhausted?	CK
1164683	Why did I buy flowers? Is that what you just said? It's really noisy here so I couldn't hear you very well.	Chrikaru
954234	People often lie about what they did on the weekend, so their friends won't realize how boring they really are.	CK
1263687	I felt bad, so I was admitted into the hospital. However, it turned out that there was nothing really wrong with me.	CK
684588	"Jingle Bells," a popular song around Christmas time, is not really a Christmas song. The lyrics say nothing about Christmas.	CK
27846	A really perceptive person can figure out a whole situation with just a few clues. That's the kind of person I want you to become.	CM
30538	Oh, sure, I studied English in my school days. But it wasn't until two or three years ago that I really started taking it seriously.	CK
3342574	Tom's parents told him that, though they didn't like Mary very much, they wouldn't stand in the way if he really wanted to marry her.	patgfisher
916639	Even though the media reports that she is a potential presidential candidate, does anyone really think that she is a potential president?	CK
3020394	Tom made the comment so offhandedly that at first it seemed unimportant, but then I saw the tension in his face and his body language and it quickly became clear that it really meant the world to him.	Delian
953936	If someone who doesn't know your background says that you sound like a native speaker, it means they probably noticed something about your speaking that made them realize you weren't a native speaker. In other words, you don't really sound like a native speaker.	CK