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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One or more of the agencies compiling these lists — the Illinois State Board of Elections, the Secretary of State, and the Illinois Department of Employment Security, evidently is not purging dead people from its lists, Mertes said.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But because there was a change of possession, evidently the play wasn’t reviewable.
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Back taxes evidently weren’t on his mind.
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God could have spent a little more time on NSYNC's performance at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, evidently.
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Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
But because there was a change of possession, evidently the play wasn’t reviewable.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
Back taxes evidently weren’t on his mind.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
God could have spent a little more time on NSYNC's performance at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards, evidently.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evidently. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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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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