How to Use probably in a Sentence

probably

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  • They will probably be here soon.
  • It was probably the best concert I've ever been to.
  • It will probably rain today.
  • There were probably about 150 people at the wedding.
  • The future of Paramount+ — that’s probably at the top of the list.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wink is one of those, and probably the one that sits at the top of the list.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025
  • The good news: The smoke should probably be less of an issue the rest of the summer.
    The Editors, Scientific American, 7 June 2023
  • This will probably be its last chance to even the score.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • Which is probably a worse sign for the country than the movie, but true all the same.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The next day, Anand had to come to terms with the fact that his money was probably gone.
    WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Five times is probably not gonna be enough for all of it.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2023
  • Caldwell and West could probably be had in the fourth round should the Bills strike out on the first two days of the draft.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • But for now, for the next couple of days, there will be a lot of beer probably.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
  • At the end of the day, the XRP Army is probably its own worst enemy.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The rest of us will probably have to keep our phone chargers for now.
    Allison Johnson, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
  • There were probably 20 to 30 men fighting in the street.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 June 2024
  • That was probably the last time Daniel could walk around and not get mobbed.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2024
  • My goal was probably to get a new PR and get to New Englands.
    Lori Riley, courant.com, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The far northern portion of the state will probably miss the Friday snow.
    Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
  • For others, the gaps were probably as long as 280 years.
    Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2023
  • Still, one of these apps will probably do the job for most people.
    PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
  • This is probably the best case scenario to calm things down.
    Natasha Turak, CNBC, 24 June 2025
  • The irony, though fitting, is probably too good to be true.
    Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
  • The right owner and a stubborn push probably could find a way.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • At least a few of your bright ideas will probably need a little time to ripen.
    Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 23 Feb. 2022
  • There’s probably gonna be a ball that goes out of the ballpark this weekend.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 9 June 2023
  • The group put the probably of this happening at about 15%.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • What probably doesn’t make a ton of sense is to fight tooth and nail for the 10th seed, where the Jazz currently stand.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • This is the Pacheco that Chiefs fans know and love, although there were probably a few fans who held their breath after Pacheco hit the wall.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
  • The base probably loves it, just like the base loved trying to, on day one, get rid of birthright citizenship.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 Aug. 2025

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