Definition: 1. In an official role. 2. With official authorization.
Use 'officially' in a sentence:
1. That is why Tianwen 1 was officially named, which is quite cultural and beautiful.
2. They had been on our planets for millions of years, but 2018 was the year several species officially died off forever.
3. Officially, the guard was to protect us. In fact, they were there to report on our movements.
4. The title will be officially given to me at a ceremony in London ．
5. She is officially registered (as) disabled.
6. Construction of the Roman Colosseum, which was officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater, began in A.D. 69.
7. Komodo National Park, officially recognized in 1980, is popular for ecotourism because of its unique biodiversity.
8. Globally, more than 935000 people have been diagnosed with the new respiratory virus, which causes an illness known officially as COVID-19.
9. Guinness World Records confirmed on October 9, 2010 that a gigantic pumpkin grown in Wisconcin was officially the world's heaviest.
10. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.
11. The appointment has not yet been officially announced.
12. On March 11, World Health Organization (WHO) officially characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic.
13. Now scientists have looked at languages across five continents and found that officially no one expresses gratitude more than the British.
14. The activities of the night have officially begun.
15. You might like to try a chocolate-covered habanero pepper — officially the hottest pepper in the world — or any one of the thousands of products that are on show.
16. The barons of Normandy had refused to countenance the enterprise officially.
17. How many members have officially registered in the club?
18. The election results have still not been officially announced.
19. The news of his appointment filtered out before it was officially advertised.
20. These criteria must be met to officially start system test and claim results.
21. Unluckily, Li Shizhen died before the book was officially published.
22. The title will be officially given to me at a ceremony in London.
23. News of the budget crisis got out before it was officially announced.
24. He announced officially that he was not a candidate.
25. Many of those living on the streets are not officially homeless.
26. To attach the preparatory to the senior school these three classes were known officially, on speech days and in reports, as upper, middle, and lower second.
27. He officially announced his retirement from first-class cricket yesterday.
28. It hasn't even been officially classified a disorder by the medical field, but it's starting to more serious than previously thought.
29. The boycott lasted 381 days, and on the 382nd day, backed by a Supreme Court ruling, the city's buses were officially combined.
30. To present or introduce officially. Do you mind selling imported engines?
31. The eurozone economy has officially turned the corner, and that is cause for relief, but not a celebration.
32. The duo's longtime publicist officially confirmed the split to Variety and declined to provide further details.
33. The high way system was officially renamed for Eisenhower to honor his vision and leadership.
34. Since 1982, July 1st has been officially known as Canada Day.
35. However, he wasn' t the first person to think of the idea fact, an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised as the inventor a few years ago.
36. On April 28, the US officially recorded over one million COVID-19 cases nationwide.
37. An arrest made by a Midville police officer is provisional until the officer has taken the suspect to the police station and the watch commander has officially approved the arrest.
38. We haven't yet been told officially about the closure.
39. The Chinese manual adds to the controversy over whether compulsive internet use should be officially viewed as a mental disorder.
40. This child is nobody's child until someone makes her theirs officially.
41. Judy, it is my great privilege to officially assign you to the heart of Zootopia.
42. England shifted officially from a Catholic to a Protestant faith in the 16th century.
43. The library will be officially opened by the local MP.
44. The college is not an officially recognized English language school.
45. I'm not officially supposed to be here.
46. During the Soviet era and its immediate aftermath, the region was officially known as 'Middle Asia and Kazakhstan'.
47. She is officially registered disabled.
48. After he was officially pronounced the world's oldest man, he offered this simple formula for a long and happy life.
49. The police say his death was an accident, officially at least.
50. They seldom complained—officially at least.
51. Officially, he resigned because of bad health.
52. The boat-race has been officially fixed for Thursday, April 2.
