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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When Musiala arrived at Bayern, his new teammate Leroy Sané gave him a nickname — Bambi, presumably for his tall, slender build.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The potential is obvious with Darius and Adonis Ratliff, but both presumably would benefit from that time.
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Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Guild expressly did not assert a CUTSA claim against CCM, presumably to avoid limiting its claims against CCM.
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Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Austrian privacy laws discourage journalists from asking probing questions, but a quick-witted reporter in Salzburg had retrieved years of Plamberger’s posts, presumably before lawyers could tell him to lock his accounts.
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William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
30 June 2026
The potential is obvious with Darius and Adonis Ratliff, but both presumably would benefit from that time.
—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Guild expressly did not assert a CUTSA claim against CCM, presumably to avoid limiting its claims against CCM.
—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2026
Austrian privacy laws discourage journalists from asking probing questions, but a quick-witted reporter in Salzburg had retrieved years of Plamberger’s posts, presumably before lawyers could tell him to lock his accounts.
—
William Finnegan,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 2 Jul. 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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