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 page also featured a snap of a guy sitting in the audience at the reunion special, presumably Monica's new beau.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Murray-Smith's play is billed as a thriller, presumably for marketing reasons, just as Highsmith's writing, including the Tom Ripley novels, was labeled as crime or suspense fiction.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Duffers’ monitors are set up inside a dilapidated Radio Shack, presumably the same one that Bob (Sean Astin) worked at in Season 2.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
Like marmalade, said to be from Marie est malade, the words whispered to a seasick Mary Queen of Scots by her maid, presumably while munching marmalade on toast.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Murray-Smith's play is billed as a thriller, presumably for marketing reasons, just as Highsmith's writing, including the Tom Ripley novels, was labeled as crime or suspense fiction.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The Duffers’ monitors are set up inside a dilapidated Radio Shack, presumably the same one that Bob (Sean Astin) worked at in Season 2.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 24 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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