How to Use hypothetically in a Sentence

hypothetically

adverb

• For some of us, five years is a long time to hold on to the same car—even hypothetically.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 9 Apr. 2021
• Even a bunch of bugs squashed onto the plane could mess things up, hypothetically.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 28 Sep. 2020
• So of course, they would hypothetically still be involved in the world.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
• That would hypothetically leave room for one more.
  — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 16 June 2026
• Any of the three could hypothetically fit in New York as well.
  — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
• What would happen, hypothetically, if a black hole appeared out of nowhere next to Earth?
  — Kevin Pimbblet, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
• So, hypothetically either or both of these teams have the most valuable trade asset available.
  — Tyler Small, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
• The Jedi task had a rat hypothetically move an object to a location in its mind.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2023
• Left to its own devices, the virus could hypothetically bridle itself.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 June 2021
• Both teams hypothetically could enter the game at 9-2 and in the top 15 in the rankings.
  — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
• And while that does give the team more time to hypothetically correct, history has shown that's unlikely to happen.
  — Megan Ryan, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
• Cowen also asked the audience hypothetically, what else is there?
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026
• And the trash from their buildings, when taken out, should, hypothetically, be containerized.
  — Curbed, 31 Aug. 2022
• There are hypothetically 200 state budgets to come before that point.
  — Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 17 July 2023
• The research paves the way for a future in which a diverse set of crops is able to be grown on the moon when humans are hypothetically living there, Atkin said.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
• That could be an injunction to remove the photos or ban the photos from being posted again, hypothetically.
  — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
• Say hypothetically, there is a working mother who can focus on one class in five weeks — get that knocked out, focus on another class and another class.
  — Debbie Truong, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
• The return of Foley, who has made six rehab appearances, should hypothetically help as well.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
• In this way, Dancing for the Devil could hypothetically never end.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 12 June 2024
• That hypothetically leaves the Bombers with plenty of money to spread around and improve a team that just reached the World Series.
  — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
• If my partner and I were hypothetically members of the world’s ultra-wealthy one per cent, our newborn would be immune to the apocalypse, right?
  — The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
• Steps can be hard to define—a leisurely stroll or a run would hypothetically both count, Brandt said—but walking to increase step count can be a useful tool to improve health.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 9 Aug. 2023
• The researchers think the combination of both could mean not just a few microbial life forms but, at least hypothetically, a planet alive with organisms.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 9 Jan. 2024
• So, hypothetically, if ENIC were to sell, the minorities could sell as well.
  — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
• The bank would only speak hypothetically about when the bank closes accounts and its reasons for closing accounts, citing bank privacy laws.
  — Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
• Let’s say, hypothetically, that one of these appellate courts rules in favor of the administration.
  — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
• Even, hypothetically, Hunter Biden could also make a plea for restitution, Vance said.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 May 2026
• And Johnson has not yet passed the CR with Democratic votes, and hypothetically could change course.
  — The Editors, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
• The next step is to actually crunch the numbers, and then to grapple with the moral implications of a hypothetically conscious universe.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 10 June 2021
• Thus hypothetically, New York State could again freeze her assets and notify any victims.
  — Town & Country, 30 June 2023