not necessarily

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   used to say that sth is possibly true but not definitely or always true

In the movies · 9

• Not necessarily, what's really there.Interstate 602002
• -I think that Act Two might be a letdown. -Not necessarily.Deathtrap1982
• Is that a concern? Not necessarily.Spotlight2015
• No, not necessarily, no.The Conjuring2013
• Not necessarily a surprise,Grizzly Man2005
• Not-- You know, not necessarily.Cha Cha Real Smooth2022
• Forever. Not necessarily forever, Mr. Lehnsherr.X22003
• - Bad driver. - Not necessarily.Hot Fuzz2007

Learn it in full scenes

• Interstate 602002
  • The Legend of O.W. Grant
  • Neal's Dad Hijacks His Birthday Lunch
  • Neal Takes the Card Test
• Deathtrap1982
  • Sidney's Play Flops on Opening Night
  • Sidney Rants About Being Written Out
  • Sidney Plots to Steal a Play
• Spotlight2015
  • Baron Meets Robinson for a Drink
  • Marty Baron's First News Meeting
  • Lawyers Break Down the Geoghan Case

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