How to Use presumably in a Sentence

presumably

adverb

• Then the tourist screams and dives on the ground, presumably playing possum.
  — Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 25 Oct. 2023
• The trade gives Lance a fresh start in Dallas, presumably as the backup to starter Dax Prescott.
  — oregonlive, 25 Aug. 2023
• The opening act, The Black Crowes, presumably had a lead singer onstage.
  — Wayne Parry, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Sep. 2023
• The man spoke over his shoulder, presumably in Farsi, and turned back to us.
  — Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
• As a the seal swims toward the presumably edible item, a gull swoops in and tries to claim it for itself.
  — Travis Hall, Field & Stream, 10 Aug. 2023
• Many of them once adorned office walls, as this one presumably did.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 19 Sep. 2023
• Performers in the union would then vote on the contract and presumably return to their jobs.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• At night, one of the Höss children sits in bed poring over a stash of gold teeth, presumably a gift from Papa.
  — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• According to the affidavit, the male walked towards the back sliding glass door and presumably left the scene.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2023
• Pal was assessed his second foul with 12:15 left in the first half and, per usual with Dutcher, went to the bench, presumably for the remainder of the half.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
• Hundreds have purchased the full set in the past month, presumably ahead of holiday travel and big 2024 plans.
  — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
• As for scripts, presumably many of them have been in the works already — either prior to the WGA strike, or after it was resolved last month.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
• Part of that, presumably, is related to the whole tropics being very, very warm.
  — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
• It’s believed Swift dropped the five regular setlist songs that were presumably filmed in L.A. but not used to keep the running time for the movie manageable.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
• In other words, the ants presumably needed some sort of landmark at the colony to ensure everyone could find it.
  — Christopher Intagliata, Scientific American, 23 June 2023
• The camera then pans to present-day Bell in a car crash surrounded by paparazzi — presumably a nod to his 2015 DUI arrest.
  — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2024
• But that presumably didn’t happen because that’s not what anyone had on their mind.
  — Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• The fragment was located at the base of a towering rock cliff, presumably having fallen from the rock above.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
• That presumably means, throughout game prep, both quarterbacks will split time with the No. 1 offense.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2023
• This, presumably, was all the proof that David needed that Kilmarnock’s red jerseys did, in fact, have some special power.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
• One stele, the work of an unrecorded sculptor, shows a group of four carved in high relief, presumably a family.
  — Teju Cole, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
• The presumably water-free new environment in which the fish finds itself?
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
• In the third quarter, the Panthers brought in Young’s backup, Andy Dalton, presumably to run a quarterback sneak on fourth-and-inches.
  — Steve Reed, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
• The same presumably would hold true for Israeli citizens.
  — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• But Democrats will presumably demand a price for their support—a clean bill on aid to Ukraine, or even ending the Joe Biden impeachment inquiry.
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 2 Oct. 2023
• Like any good boyfriend, Blanco made his way to the comments and left three heart eye emojis — presumably one for each selfie in Gomez’s photoset.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2024
• Many listeners would presumably agree that artists should go through the process of clearing a sample before using it.
  — Elias Leight, Billboard, 27 Nov. 2023
• Mexico’s workforce is made up of about 60 million people and the reform would presumably apply to all of them.
  — Mark Stevenson, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024
• And the female students who took swimming at Preinkert Field House — which housed the women’s pool — wore bathing suits that were presumably as linty as anything men might wear.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 3 June 2023
• Other former Quibi shows, presumably, haven’t scored as well.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024