How to Use arguably in a Sentence

arguably

adverb
  • Cincinnati just took down arguably the best team in the NFL at home.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Gifts for children are arguably some of the cutest items to shop.
    — Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
  • In 2022, Swanson was arguably the best player of the four.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Jake Oettinger has arguably been the best goalie in the NHL through the season’s first month.
    — Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The Speed Square is arguably one of the most useful building tools.
    — Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The past six weeks have arguably been Pelosi’s magnum opus in the art of power.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The Lakers land Doncic, who is arguably one of the biggest stars in the game.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Will Benson has arguably been the Reds’ best hitter for the last two months.
    — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
  • Da Gama Canteen is arguably one of the best new restaurants to open in the last year or so.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 18 July 2022
  • The 28-year-old had arguably the best of his seven seasons in the major league this year.
    — John Perrotto, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Polachek is on the third — and arguably best — act of her career.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2022
  • For both Trump and Biden, Michigan is arguably a must-win state.
    — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
  • Styled by Eric Archibald this was arguably a favorite of the evening.
    — Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Early November is arguably one of the best times of the year.
    — Bridget Degnan, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The best part of a pot of steamed mussels is arguably the broth — rich with garlic, wine and the heady saline juices from the bivalves.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • And in this case, the rest of the package is arguably just as important as the M2 itself.
    — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
  • That moment in Davos was arguably a high-water mark for Xi on the world stage.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • That is not the case, and Richardson is arguably the biggest reason.
    — James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The party arguably has a stronger ground game here than it does in other states.
    — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • His touch pass for a lob dunk by Miles Heide was arguably the top highlight of the night.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • This is arguably one of the best gaming chairs around, and this is the first major discount on it.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • The Apple stock split in 2020 was arguably the first to kick off the current wave of divisions.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • This area is arguably the most underrated part of the state.
    — Erinne Magee, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2024
  • Fall is arguably one of the most exciting seasons to dress for.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But the guide is also fun to look through as a refresher on what’s arguably one of the best games of all time.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Cleveland owns the best running back in the league in Nick Chubb and arguably the best edge rusher in Garrett.
    — Kelsey Conway, The Enquirer, 8 Dec. 2022
  • And those drums came out of that MPC, arguably the best drums in hip-hop history.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Despite the improvements, the app arguably tries to push some bloat.
    — Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Sell The 24-year-old is arguably Leicester’s biggest asset and his sale seems inevitable.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 8 May 2025
  • Yet Iran is arguably on better terms with India than Pakistan these days.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025

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