How to Use possibly in a Sentence
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What could possibly lead to that?
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2025
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How long could that possibly take?
—Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
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The answers cannot possibly be the same for all of them.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
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Where could a man who never leaves the house possibly have gone?
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
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How does a team possibly attempt to fill that void?
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
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The slide has been going on for some time, possibly decades.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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How many red flags can this season possibly show us?
—Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 2 Oct. 2025
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What could possibly be better than lip balm that leaves your pout silky smooth?
—Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 31 Jan. 2023
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This looks like a good one, though, possibly a pivotal game for both teams.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 1 Sep. 2025
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The end game is possibly a debt crisis.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 23 June 2026
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Your plan would have shortchanged you and possibly your spouse.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
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Here is where things stand now, and who could possibly be on the chopping block.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
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Where could the series possibly go from here?
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
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So what could possibly connect aliens and us?
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 Jan. 2026
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Cutting them out can lead to big changes in how the body runs and possibly do more harm than good.
—Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 11 Sep. 2025
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That is very possibly the movie Carney might have made a decade ago.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
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Now, there’s a new way to see — and possibly invest in — some of these top-line wheels.
—Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
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And how can that possibly be profitable?
—Alex Goldman, NPR, 3 June 2026
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How could Spishak possibly know?
—Daniel Kolitz, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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The two other men were hanged, possibly along with one of the women.
—Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2022
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What could possibly go wrong when the Saints come marching in?
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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The team is expected to make it out of the group stage and possibly even win the group.
—Matt Reigle, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
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This is quite possibly the best body-cleaning tool ever made at this price point.
—Rachel King, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2022
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Much and possibly most is financed, off-balance sheet and not lit.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 July 2026
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There were fewer than four minutes left, and possibly four more rats to find.
—Ross Mantle, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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Although, possibly not for much longer, given the house is on sale.
—Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Mar. 2022
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Tan’s supporters said that he couldn’t possibly be blamed for the threats.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
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But there are still things that will change in the region in coming days, months and possibly years.
—Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
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Where could they possibly be mounted?
—New Atlas, 26 May 2026
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Done right, these games can teach kids about new sports and possibly convert them into new fans.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 June 2026
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