implicitly
Example Sentences
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As the United States Supreme Court explained in 1942, the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel implicitly embodies a “correlative right to dispense with a lawyer’s help.”
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
"So this disinformation is either explicitly or implicitly a part of that larger campaign," he said.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
Her character arc implicitly concedes this when she outgrows some of her early ways in the third act.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
In addressing these strands of the war, the prime minister - who has often seemed more comfortable handling foreign policy than domestic politics - was implicitly defending his handling of the war so far.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
“True enough—but that paper still isn’t sufficient. It recognizes me implicitly as a human being.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
Vocabulary lists containing implicitly
Oliver Twist
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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"Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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