How to Use predictably in a Sentence

predictably

adverb

• The saw cuts slowly and predictably up to the full bar length.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
• Of course, my name came up a lot and, predictably, was dragged through the mud.
  — Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• And the stage crew kids are predictably emo in their black clothes and sleepy-eyed stares.
  — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 17 July 2023
• The movie got trashed by many people, predictably, but some of us loved it.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2023
• That, rather predictably, did not go well for him or the Trail Blazers.
  — Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2023
• The Black Keys lead a list that’s predictably stacked with heavyweights and hot newcomers from around the globe.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Jan. 2024
• Visual artists are spread more evenly, and less predictably, among the states.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• The tax was predictably decried by the streaming services.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
• In the end, the measure predictably fell flat in the Senate, and the right wing still revolted over spending.
  — Annie Karni, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2023
• The backlash to her performance was swift and predictably racist.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
• Newell can predictably be found seated by the store’s front entrance.
  — oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2022
• This year, my list began predictably enough: Health, job, boyfriend, dog.
  — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• The users would, if not benefit, at least equally and predictably share the misery.
  — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2022
• And now, predictably, every night, city streets all around the country are lined with bodies.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2023
• At this price point, the Back Bay ClearCall 70 is predictably lightweight, but feels well-made and comfortable.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Somewhat predictably, Twitter's response to the new spot was thirsty as hell.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 15 Mar. 2023
• And to coincide with all that, Piers Morgan, avatar of outrage, is predictably up in arms.
  — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• Durden predictably struggled with concepts in the spring.
  — Michael Gehlken, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• Some act very predictably and move smoothly, as air or water do.
  — Ted Heindel, Fortune, 4 May 2023
• The collection is, predictably, very cute and very pink — with a few surprises!
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 June 2023
• Then there was the matter of locking down the rights to spotlight the books, which was predictably agonizing, at least in the first season.
  — Jonathan Taylor, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2023
• All the threats that Trump has been railing about for months—and in some cases years—are finally and predictably coming to fruition.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 10 Apr. 2023
• In the past, a few eagle nests have been raided by black bears with predictably bad results for the nesting eagles (i.e., loss of that year’s nestlings).
  — Helena Wegner, Anchorage Daily News, 28 July 2023
• One of the wars addressed is the American Civil War, which predictably outraged Manet, who had adamant views on the evils of slavery.
  — Holland Cotter, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Spoelstra predictably downplayed the matter before the game.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
• Charlotte is predictably distraught, but that rocks. Charlotte, sorry to be mean, but get a life.
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 June 2023
• While Michigan – which boasts the largest alumni base of any university -- predictably had the lion’s share of the crowd, TCU showed up as well.
  — Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2022
• And also will enable us to make circuits that operate more predictably in the cell.
  — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 8 Mar. 2023
• The comments, predictably, are filled with people saying that this is unfair.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2023
• In the aftermath of these tragic events, politicians unwilling to confront the cause of these deaths predictably called for prayers and hope.
  — Naomi Oreskes, Scientific American, 20 June 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024