How to Use arguably in a Sentence

arguably

adverb
  • This is the largest and arguably the showiest of all lilies in the Northeast.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 May 2022
  • Cincinnati just took down arguably the best team in the NFL at home.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Gifts for children are arguably some of the cutest items to shop.
    Madeleine Bokan Thares, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2025
  • In 2022, Swanson was arguably the best player of the four.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Jake Oettinger has arguably been the best goalie in the NHL through the season’s first month.
    Tanner McGrath, Chicago Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • There's arguably no greater advance in the world of cutlery than the spork.
    Brett Molina, USA TODAY, 22 June 2022
  • The 30-year-old is on pace for arguably the worst season of his career.
    Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The 2021 season was arguably the toughest of Landry’s four years here.
    cleveland, 13 May 2022
  • The Speed Square is arguably one of the most useful building tools.
    Popular Mechanics, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The past six weeks have arguably been Pelosi’s magnum opus in the art of power.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The Lakers land Doncic, who is arguably one of the biggest stars in the game.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
  • Will Benson has arguably been the Reds’ best hitter for the last two months.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
  • With Miller added to the mix, San Diego has arguably the most fearsome bullpen in baseball.
    Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • Da Gama Canteen is arguably one of the best new restaurants to open in the last year or so.
    Megha McSwain, Chron, 18 July 2022
  • The toll has arguably been even more severe among the famous.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
  • The 28-year-old had arguably the best of his seven seasons in the major league this year.
    John Perrotto, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • And there arguably might not be any reason or need for such a move.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2022
  • Polachek is on the third — and arguably best — act of her career.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2022
  • For both Trump and Biden, Michigan is arguably a must-win state.
    Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 22 May 2024
  • Styled by Eric Archibald this was arguably a favorite of the evening.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Early November is arguably one of the best times of the year.
    Bridget Degnan, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The best part of a pot of steamed mussels is arguably the broth — rich with garlic, wine and the heady saline juices from the bivalves.
    Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • And in this case, the rest of the package is arguably just as important as the M2 itself.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
  • That moment in Davos was arguably a high-water mark for Xi on the world stage.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Simpson, arguably the fastest runner in the game, broke on contact for home as the go-ahead run.
    Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 July 2025
  • That is not the case, and Richardson is arguably the biggest reason.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The party arguably has a stronger ground game here than it does in other states.
    Grace Segers, The New Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • His touch pass for a lob dunk by Miles Heide was arguably the top highlight of the night.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Schreiber pitched arguably the most pivotal stretch, getting three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings.
    Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Acquiring Kevin Durant was arguably the biggest blockbuster move that any team made.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025

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