What's the difference between sincere and truly?

Sincere


Definition:

  • (superl.) Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.
  • (superl.) Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured.
  • (superl.) Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
  • (superl.) Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a sincere friend; a sincere person.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) This can be achieved by sincere, periodic information through the mass media.
  • (2) Greece sincerely had no intention of clashing with its partners, Varoufakis insisted, but the logic of austerity was such that policies conducted in its embrace could only fail.
  • (3) And as for this job, well, not that I have a choice but … fuck it, I quit.” A stunned colleague then told viewers: “All right we apologise for that … we’ll, we’ll be right back.” The station later apologised to viewers on Twitter: KTVA 11 News (@ktva) Viewers, we sincerely apologize for the inappropriate language used by a KTVA reporter on the air tonight.
  • (4) If you're sincere and smart and genuine and lovable that's what's going to come across in your videos and tweets."
  • (5) It is indispensable to establish a close cooperation between the public health authorities and the private physician, and we therefore wish to sincerely thank all colleagues and Public Health Officers for their collaboration.
  • (6) Hinton wrote that the answers he gave in 2007 were "sincere" and "comprehensive" and that he declined to appear.
  • (7) I'm privileged to be working for such a unique organisation and sincerely hope the Future Jobs Fund initiative continues to provide opportunities for people in my position," he said.
  • (8) Individual physicians offering HBO and organized groups, such as the Undersea Medical Society, advocating its use may well be highly motivated, well meaning, and sincerely convinced that HBO is an important therapeutic approach.
  • (9) I would like to place on record our sincere thanks to Owen, Sandy Stewart [Coyle's assistant] and Steve Davis [coach] for all their hard work during their time at Bolton Wanderers."
  • (10) Although China has so far refused to enable dialogue between our leaders, I sincerely hope that it will come forward, rather than keep invoking the ghost of militarism of seven decades ago, which no longer exists."
  • (11) House Bill 1523 gives legal protections to government employees, doctors and other Mississippians who refuse service to same-sex couples or transgender people based on “sincerely held religious beliefs”.
  • (12) Expressing the belief that it was important for Christians to engage in "a sincere and rigorous dialogue" with atheists, Francis recalled Scalfari had asked him whether God forgave those "who do not believe and do not seek to believe".
  • (13) David Bennett, A&L's group chief executive, said: "I apologise sincerely for our shortcomings.
  • (14) But I am far more sceptical than I ever was before about Pakistan’s sincerity.
  • (15) "We sincerely hope that the government heeds these calls when introducing its draft bill," she said.
  • (16) I sincerely wish the new government well,” he said, eyes firmly fixed ahead.
  • (17) She is not an activist, but someone with a sincere moral core and great integrity.
  • (18) We regret this situation has resulted in litigation, however it is our sincere hope that the matter can be resolved amicably.
  • (19) There’s a plausible view , however, that these extreme positions are not so much sincere commitments as zany weather balloons, floated to see how well they play with the public, as well as to bamboozle his Republican opponents.
  • (20) If it's in our firm national interest that we should remain in the EU – and I sincerely hope that is the case – then we should stay.

Truly


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.
  • (adv.) Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
  • (adv.) Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
  • (adv.) Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
  • (adv.) In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) While we cannot administer aid indiscriminately, our ability to provide swift, effective humanitarian aid is one way in which we can demonstrate that we are truly relevant in the Third World.
  • (2) Her speech suggested the kind of Republican who would truly "raise the conversation", and if it seems like settling to want an opposition party to simply not be so utterly vindictive, well, yes, I will settle for that.
  • (3) While the Spielberg of popular myth is Mr Nice Guy, Lean was known as an obsessive, cantankerous tyrant who didn't much like actors and was only truly happy locked away in the editing suite.
  • (4) I went to see the Who recently, which was fantastic, but the band I truly love has to be the one I first got into, Guns N' Roses.
  • (5) Families like these are being abandoned to their fate and, as Steve Hynes of the Legal Action Group says: "These are often truly desperate people."
  • (6) However, a truly aberrant intrathoracic thyroid represents a rare and anatomically different entity that requires appropriate modifications in approach and surgical technique.
  • (7) "We truly are living through a tale of two Britains; while those at the top of the tree may be benefiting from the green shoots of economic recovery, life on the ground for the poorest is getting tougher."
  • (8) It is clear that a truly spectacular increase in our understanding of the biliary circulation has occurred during the past 5 years.
  • (9) However, clinicians may be concerned that patient refusal of treatment is not truly informed.
  • (10) KR: She was truly in a conundrum because without the app, she felt too worthless to try and fix it by installing an update.
  • (11) People like Hugo forgot how truly miserable Paris had been for ordinary Parisians.” Out of a job and persona non grata in Paris, Haussmann spent six months in Italy to lift his spirits.
  • (12) She continued: "The scale of his suffering was truly horrific.
  • (13) The persona that emerged during day two of Breivik's 10-week trial was a rambling, repetitive obsessive, fixated on a threat he never truly managed to articulate, but which involved "cultural Marxists", whom he claimed had destroyed Norway by using it as "a dumping ground for the surplus births of the third world".
  • (14) Eric King, deputy director of PI, said: "More than a year after Snowden, the British government continues to dodge the question of just how integrated the operations of GCHQ and NSA truly are.
  • (15) There are questions over whether the testing authorities commissioned by motor manufacturers are truly independent.
  • (16) Kelly and KR continued to toil in the Wembley heat to no avail and after the forward Brad Singleton charged over for Leeds’ next, their race was well and truly run.
  • (17) These three antiviral drugs, however, are not truly selective in their action and interfere with normal cellular functions as well as virus synthesis.
  • (18) The computer program has teaching and scoring capabilities, making it a truly interactive system.
  • (19) Daniel Levy, the chairman, was, according to sources, incandescent and there is the firm belief at Tottenham that Chelsea did not truly want Willian.
  • (20) This was done recognizing that no deformity, like no normal human face, is truly symmetrical.