How to use "expressly" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "expressly" in popular movie and book plots

  • She expressly misses Annabel, Luke's stepmother who was more of a real mother to him than Elinor.  - Mini Shopaholic
  • She does meet and sleep with a young mage, which is expressly forbidden as sex is supposed to be harmful to magical talent.  - Fire in the Mist
  • It is revealed that Oghris brought Deathstalker to the tournament expressly for Munkar and he is ordered to kill him.  - Deathstalker (film)
  • All the pre-war American cities have been destroyed in the war, and their re-construction is expressly forbidden.  - The Long Tomorrow (novel)
  • He has come to Morocco expressly to make her fall back in love with him.  - Changing Times (film)
  • Ann slaughtered the six main members of the clique who never showed up for her birthday party, expressly for the purpose of framing Ginny.  - Happy Birthday to Me (film)
  • In the letter, Pellegrin ordered the surveillance of Tessa, expressly to block her reports detailing the deaths caused by dypraxa.  - The Constant Gardener (film)
  • The later Galactica 1980 series is expressly set in the year 1980 after a 30 year voyage to Earth.  - Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)
  • Leighton therefore expressly forbids Hornblower from taking any independent action if he sights the French.  - Captain Horatio Hornblower
  • Nikolai Vsevolodovich addresses himself to Dasha with congratulations on her impending marriage, of which, he says, he was expressly informed.  - Demons (Dostoyevsky novel)

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