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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Arnold says softly, presumably so as not to disturb the bison or call attention to herself.
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Amazon kicks things off on Tuesday with its fall hardware launch event, where new Echo speakers, presumably running the new Alexa Plus, are expected.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
That is considered especially strange, particularly since her son is now off to college, and would presumably not need as much of her time.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
If the Dodgers win Snell’s (and presumably Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s) starts against the Reds to sweep the set, Ohtani could pitch Game 1 of the NLDS.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Amazon kicks things off on Tuesday with its fall hardware launch event, where new Echo speakers, presumably running the new Alexa Plus, are expected.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
That is considered especially strange, particularly since her son is now off to college, and would presumably not need as much of her time.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 29 Sep. 2025
If the Dodgers win Snell’s (and presumably Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s) starts against the Reds to sweep the set, Ohtani could pitch Game 1 of the NLDS.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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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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