evidently
adverb
ev·i·dent·ly
ˈe-və-dənt-lē 
-ə-ˌdent-,
especially for sense 2 often
ˌev-ə-ˈdent-
Examples of evidently in a Sentence
Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.
“We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”
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The bargaining unit evidently accepted a salary floor of $73,000, with six percent raises in the first year of the deal and three percent in the two years following — terms of the deal that the WGA East announced on Friday.
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In the end, the IRS and its employee union evidently agreed that the back-to-office order might lead to long telephone wait times for taxpayers at the height of tax season.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
—Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
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Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
Gentle and generous, and evidently not shy, Reynolds made friends quickly.
—Karen Chernick, ARTnews.com, 14 Mar. 2025
In the end, the IRS and its employee union evidently agreed that the back-to-office order might lead to long telephone wait times for taxpayers at the height of tax season.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
The first effect is the canonical response to food, evidently preserved across the tree of life in a strikingly intact way.
—Nikolay Kukushkin, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evidently
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evidently. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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evidently
adverb
ev·i·dent·ly
ˈev-əd-ənt-lē
-ə-ˌdent-
-ə-ˌdent-
ˌev-ə-ˈdent-lē
: in an evident manner : obviously
a document evidently forged
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