Category: Literally

It got the Kings XI literally to take the game out of the Sunrisers’ pocket

Lisa Sthalekar, Kings XI Punjab v Sunrisers Hyderabad, IPL

They’ve [Sheffield United] literally not laid a glove yet

Matthew Upson, Sheffield Utd v Manchester City

… this is, quite literally, going to blow your mind…

Chris Packham, Autumnwatch, BBC2
An introduction to a film about… Oh I don’t know, I’ve forgotten, because it blew my mind

When Jeremy Corbyn won the Labour leadership, his team literally crashed through the doors

Owen Jones, “This Land”

You see people literally in a different galaxy who are paying extraordinarily low rates of tax

Nick Clegg
Deputy Prime Minister

I just died and went to heaven, literally and instantly

Neneh Cherry
BBC Radio 2

It’s difficult to play a game where you’re literally playing for your lives

Ian Wright
Commentating on Southampton v Manchester City

When you try adopting new ways of thinking or new behaviors, it can be painful; you are literally fighting against yourself

Anon
Article about Cognitive Journalling

Here’s hoping they will literally run the defence ragged

Saints fan
Commenting on the Danny Ings and Shane Long partnership

It literally killed me

Work colleague
After a tough meeting

I was literally about to break

Taylor Swift
Guardian article

In his youth Michael Owen was literally a greyhound

Jamie Redknapp

At half time Ardiles said go out there and throw the kitchen sink at them. Spurs are doing that… literally

Alan Mullery

They’ve literally got no players left—and then with 95 minutes gone they score

Lee Dixon

There was a lot of physical contact with goalkeepers in those days, and he used to literally kill them

Alan Mullery

He’s literally left Ben Haim for dead there

Jamie Redknapp

Barcelona have promised their fans they will quite literally play out of their skins tonight

Clive Tyldesley

England should literally put Algeria to bed

Andy Townsend

Alonso and Sissoko have been picked to literally sit in front of the back four

Jamie Redknapp

Nethercott, literally standing in Le Tissier’s pocket

David Pleat