supposedly
adverb
sup·pos·ed·ly
sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē 
also -ˈpōzd-lē
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story
a supposedly good restaurant
He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him …—
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Philip NormanDaddy took me to the Legion, to shoot pool supposedly.—Mary Karr
Mary KarrExamples of supposedly in a Sentence
she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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Meanwhile, the headphones, meant to unify the audience in a shared soundscape, instead isolate viewers into their glowing silos, which feels like an ironic choice for a show supposedly about communal grief.
—David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The game found its way to the man baseball supposedly hates in the 10th inning Friday night.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Rock is supposedly no country for old men, but no one seems to have told these guys.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
The meeting was arranged at the last minute, in part because Harry was supposedly nervous about leaks, Griffiths also said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
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David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The game found its way to the man baseball supposedly hates in the 10th inning Friday night.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Rock is supposedly no country for old men, but no one seems to have told these guys.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
The meeting was arranged at the last minute, in part because Harry was supposedly nervous about leaks, Griffiths also said.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supposedly
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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