Examples of presumably in a Sentence
presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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The Education Department concluded that the trans athlete conspired with an opposing player to have an SJSU teammate, presumably Slusser, spiked in the face during a match.
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Anthony Davis has — presumably — put on a Dallas Mavericks uniform for the final time.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the pending apartment development would bring hundreds of new residents to Bayshore — which would presumably increase the demand for neighborhood shops, restaurants and other commercial services.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Anthony Davis has — presumably — put on a Dallas Mavericks uniform for the final time.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, the pending apartment development would bring hundreds of new residents to Bayshore — which would presumably increase the demand for neighborhood shops, restaurants and other commercial services.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 4 Feb. 2026
It had been edited, presumably using generative AI, to show the arrestee as weeping uncontrollably.
—Donald Moynihan, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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presumably
adverb
pre·sum·ably
pri-ˈzü-mə-blē 
: one would presume : it seems likely : probably
presumably he'll come later
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