obviously
adverb
ob·vi·ous·ly
ˈäb-vē-əs-lē 
1
: in an obvious manner
showed his anger obviously
2
: as is plainly evident
Obviously, something is wrong.
She obviously enjoys her work.
Examples of obviously in a Sentence
She obviously enjoys her work.
Their answer was obviously wrong.
That's obviously not her real name.
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So sitting here today, obviously things will evolve.
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
That was obviously a very intense thing to try and capture sitting on a chair in a booth.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Then obviously, like, Olympic opening ceremony, that was pretty cool to watch.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
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Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
That was obviously a very intense thing to try and capture sitting on a chair in a booth.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 24 Feb. 2026
Then obviously, like, Olympic opening ceremony, that was pretty cool to watch.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
If there really was a class of unaccountable, libertine global élites plundering the world, then wasn’t Trump obviously a member?
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for obviously
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“Obviously.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obviously. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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