How to Use "Literally" with Example Sentences

literally (adv): using exact words; exactly; true

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Used with adjectives:

"It is literally impossible to get my daughter to clean her room."
(impossible)

"Her crazy stories are literally true."
(true, real)

"His actions were literally insane."
(insane, unthinkable)

Used with verbs:

"The hurricane literally destroyed our house."
(destroyed)

"He literally starved to death."
(starved)

"It literally disappeared right before our eyes."
(disappeared)

"The car literally exploded."
(exploded)