How to Use evidently in a Sentence
evidently
adverb- Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.
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But don’t let facts get in the way of a good rant, evidently.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Nov. 2022
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What was good enough for pears’ skin was, evidently, good enough for his.
—Bianca Bosker, The Atlantic, 17 June 2020
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And yes, evidently this is still a thing.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025
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In the end, the money evidently wasn’t there to do even that.
—Lissandra Villa, Time, 3 Dec. 2019
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Farke, evidently, wants to aid that process.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
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But the ruling showed that those judges evidently changed their views.
—Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 2 June 2022
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And since this evidently isn’t enough, some romance gets tacked on, as well.
—Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2021
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Casse says the horse has been training well, and the race evidently did not take too much out of him.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 18 May 2025
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But evidently enough headway has been made to give some hope that a few more days might lead to a deal.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
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The items in the care package seem to us as evidently having some form of cost.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 12 May 2021
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Palace evidently tired, and that cannot be ignored.
—Mark Critchley, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
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Two plays, two scores – but the fireworks evidently hadn’t ceased.
—Evan Merrill, The Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2022
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But songs have all kinds of meanings for people, and evidently this struck a chord.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 19 June 2025
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But there evidently has not been much improvement in the wrist since.
—Tim Reynolds, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Feb. 2023
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Ed Zwick’s father was quite the drinker, evidently the son not as much.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Her purchase evidently did not yield snake oil.
—Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
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Sound design was evidently a clear focus of yours with this film.
—Blake Simons, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
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The loan route was there and, evidently, a means to finding the money down the line was there too.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
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And, evidently, some look like tiny soccer balls.
—Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 1 June 2026
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One fan evidently had a spot close to the stage, as evidenced by her videos at @kayla_sullivann.
—Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 22 May 2021
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And over the decades this process has evidently grown more time-consuming.
—Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024
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Still, Gold and the actors have evidently made sense of it all, which was good enough for me.
—New York Times, 22 June 2022
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Now, evidently, dude’s let his guard down and pledged to a band — which is probably good for him.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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Some manholes have built-in ladders, but this one, evidently, did not.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 22 May 2026
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The young princess was evidently being groomed for the rigors of a life of service.
—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022
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No, not drugs—for the young Michael Clune, those would evidently come soon enough—but art.
—Scott Stossel, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
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And the league evidently heard the same message from others.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
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Back taxes evidently weren’t on his mind.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2026
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Basie watch the scene, made no move to stop it, and in fact quite evidently enjoyed the morality play.
—Larry Tye, TIME, 9 May 2024
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