historically
adverb
his·tor·i·cal·ly
| \ hi-ˈstȯr-i-k(ə-)lē
, -ˈstär-\
, -ˈstär-\
Definition of historically
1
: in accordance with or with respect to history
an historically accurate account
2
: in the past
historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered— Jane Jacobs
Examples of historically in a Sentence
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The oil and gas industry has historically been split on methane regulation — many smaller companies lobbied for them, while some larger companies publicly supported more government regulation, citing climate change. — Madeleine Carlisle, Time, "The Trump Administration Just Loosened Methane Emissions Rules. Here's What To Know," 31 Aug. 2019 And as Strol demonstrates, wherever bears historically wandered, the humans who lived alongside them incorporated the animals into their mythologies. — David James, Anchorage Daily News, "New book explores mankind’s fascination with bears, from Stone Age to 'Winnie the Pooh’," 31 Aug. 2019 Part of the pushback over the years has been that there weren't women in combat during World War II, so including them in a traditional set, brandishing anything other than a nurse's bag, wouldn't be historically accurate. — Steve Hartman, CBS News, "6-year-old girl fights to get female army soldiers added to the toy military," 30 Aug. 2019 And that is never truer than among today’s American college-degreed (but otherwise economically and historically illiterate) youth. — Victor Davis Hanson, The Mercury News, "Victor Davis Hanson: Why socialism, and why now?," 30 Aug. 2019 And rigorous research into platypus populations is spotty both geographically and historically. — Christie Wilcox, National Geographic, "The silent decline of the platypus, Australia’s beloved oddity," 29 Aug. 2019 Is this the moment when a historically large Democratic field finally begins to contract? — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, "Is It “Winnowing” Time for the 2020 Democratic Presidential-Primary Field?," 29 Aug. 2019 Fans need reason to move on from a historically bad 2018 and reason to digress from pondering a potentially murky future. — Mike Anthony, courant.com, "Mike Anthony: UConn football must open the 2019 season with more than a victory against Wagner," 29 Aug. 2019 It’s Labor Day weekend, historically a tough weekend for sporting events as people are headed out of town for a final summer fling. — oregonlive.com, "Season ticket sales flat, Reser Stadium amenities increase as Oregon State preps for 2019 season opener," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'historically.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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