How to Use presumably in a Sentence

presumably

adverb
  • Your friends presumably formed the band for the joy of playing.
    — Eric Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2025
  • That $1,400 check—the largest of the three rounds—was presumably the end of stimulus checks, right?
    — Fortune, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Then the tourist screams and dives on the ground, presumably playing possum.
    — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The time of day is presumably the evening — the sunset is burning bright, the city’s lights twinkle.
    — Julissa Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2022
  • The trade gives Lance a fresh start in Dallas, presumably as the backup to starter Dax Prescott.
    — oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And for a few episodes now, he’s been gone, presumably on a hunt for prueba.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 11 May 2022
  • The opening act, The Black Crowes, presumably had a lead singer onstage.
    — Wayne Parry, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
  • At the top of the stairs stood a pale, dark-eyed girl about my age, presumably my noisy next-door neighbour.
    — Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025
  • In what had presumably once been the dining room, a large white slab covered most of the floor.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2022
  • 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 barrage from deep had the Knicks on their heels despite a presumably safe lead.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
  • 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
  • The odds are that the amount of code is going to be presumably the largest code base that has ever been written.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • 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
  • The train stopped just short of the station, presumably for a red light, leading to more panic.
    — NBC News, 13 Apr. 2022
  • 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
  • The first requires viewers to don paper booties—presumably so as not to scuff the floors.
    — Ann Landi, WSJ, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Many of them once adorned office walls, as this one presumably did.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Even if, by the end of the tune, the plowman who sings it has lost his farm, and Bessie’s missing and presumably buried on it somewhere.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Next stop is the secluded house of the deceased, which needs to be cleared, presumably in order to be sold.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2022
  • There was nothing wrong with his sense of touch, presumably.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Six months later, Jun-ho arrives home to find Jun-hee’s baby and the Game’s winnings delivered to him, presumably left by In-ho.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 27 June 2025
  • The canines appear in photos with overgrown hair, walking around in dirt and presumably feces, sitting in large groups, and having their fur trimmed for what seems to be the first time in months.
    — Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 June 2025

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