How to Use presumably in a Sentence

presumably

adverb
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  • Then the tourist screams and dives on the ground, presumably playing possum.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The trade gives Lance a fresh start in Dallas, presumably as the backup to starter Dax Prescott.
    — oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The opening act, The Black Crowes, presumably had a lead singer onstage.
    — Wayne Parry, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • His fiancée, Megan Fox, joined him and wore a red dress, presumably to go along with the whole blood theme.
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 10 June 2022
  • The sailors, on high alert, could hear the fog horns coming from above, presumably from the Golden Gate Bridge.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Jung-Ho doesn’t agree to join his brother and is shot off a cliff, presumably dead.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The man spoke over his shoulder, presumably in Farsi, and turned back to us.
    — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Many of those costs will be added to consumer bills, presumably for years.
    — Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • In the darkness of the kitchen, crashes, presumably from dishes and pots, can be heard.
    — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 2023
  • Such care will presumably be unattainable for many more in the coming years and decades.
    — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022
  • As a the seal swims toward the presumably edible item, a gull swoops in and tries to claim it for itself.
    — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Many of them once adorned office walls, as this one presumably did.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • No tasting notes are available as of yet from the brand, but presumably this whiskey is… good?
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Performers in the union would then vote on the contract and presumably return to their jobs.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
  • And Lamar will presumably come back with his own full track sometime soon.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
  • There was nothing wrong with his sense of touch, presumably.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
  • But often the most grating road-blocker at work is the one who is on your team — and presumably on your side.
    — Ashley Fetters Maloy, Washington Post, 20 May 2022
  • The audio clips will, presumably, feature heavy breathing and be worth the wait.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The higher cost of labor would then presumably get passed down to consumers in the form of higher prices.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
  • At night, one of the Höss children sits in bed poring over a stash of gold teeth, presumably a gift from Papa.
    — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
  • According to the affidavit, the male walked towards the back sliding glass door and presumably left the scene.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
  • He’s done fine and presumably could keep doing so — from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — with the help of aides and others surrounding him.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
  • Auggie is presumably not the adult nephew who was driving a truck in the snow when the actor was crushed by a snowplow near his Reno home.
    — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • That puts McCoy, 36, back in as the starter, presumably for the Cardinals' final four games of the season.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The short clips that have appeared on Instagram presumably come from a music video for the track.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The no longer new kid will, presumably, not be present for the concert but Gibson may elicit some screams from fans on her own.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Termite has the power to grow very small and (presumably) very large, and shows this off in front of his adoring party guests.
    — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 3 June 2022
  • Even more intimately, toward the end of the video, there’s a black-and-white scene in a living room, presumably Lamar’s.
    — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
  • Six-year-old Louis and nine-year-old Charlotte's portraits presumably depict Kate, from the shoulders up.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The two reconnect in a happy ending for Ross and Wilson leaves to deal with presumably bigger issues.
    — Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025

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