How to Use obviously in a Sentence

obviously

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  • That's obviously not her real name.
  • Their answer was obviously wrong.
  • She obviously enjoys her work.
  • Those two guys are obviously the heads of the snake right now.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2024
  • And that's obviously hard as a mom when your child is in school.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Now, with that obviously comes a lot of needs and a lot of to-dos.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
  • This is obviously a goal of ours since day one last year when we got put out.
    Evan Dudley, al, 18 Feb. 2022
  • Now, that world has changed, obviously, but this is not a good job.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Find places where there is not a lot of light, and obviously look to the north.
    Ron Smiley, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • Rick was obviously a great fit for him.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Well, obviously, there's lots of ways to do it.
    ABC News, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Many of those teams don’t need a change, obviously.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • There are these parts of her past that are obviously her, but so much has now changed.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
  • First, and most obviously, when lights aren't in use, switch them off.
    House Beautiful, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Art can take a lot of forms, obviously.
    Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But obviously so much more to do.
    Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There’s room for both of those things, obviously.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 16 Sep. 2025
  • So obviously their loss is our gain.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That was obviously over two years ago.
    Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This is obviously a good headline and good way to make a point.
    Washington Post, 1 Feb. 2022
  • Much of that most obviously had and has to do with troubled line play.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2022
  • But obviously, you guys could see it.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Jo obviously with a huge catch with the bases loaded right there with two outs.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • That obviously helps, but the team aspect of it is a big thing, too.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • These were obviously not the sort of tears that flowed from joy or catharsis.
    Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • But obviously the fans go first, right?
    Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Ball can obviously play off the ball and be a shooter.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2026
  • And that was obviously a super fun thing to do.
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But this, obviously, was not the plan.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But obviously, a ton of it is luck, and being in the right place at the right time.
    Claire S., Longreads, 4 Feb. 2022

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