supposedly
adverb
sup·pos·ed·ly
sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē 
also -ˈpōzd-lē
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story
a supposedly good restaurant
He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him …—
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Examples of supposedly in a Sentence
she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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Scott, the old pro, knows how to give these scenes a vicious vitality that overcomes any thoughts about how the Romans supposedly got live sharks in the water.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Like all first ladies, Melania launched an initiative to supposedly improve the lives of a certain segment of the American public.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The same database supposedly also contains customer details taken from Hot Topic’s two other affiliated brands, BoxLunch and Torrid.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
In a race supposedly too close to call, the surprise wasn't that Trump won, which was always an obvious possibility, but how quickly the results took shape — this was supposed to take days, remember.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
Like all first ladies, Melania launched an initiative to supposedly improve the lives of a certain segment of the American public.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
The same database supposedly also contains customer details taken from Hot Topic’s two other affiliated brands, BoxLunch and Torrid.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
In a race supposedly too close to call, the surprise wasn't that Trump won, which was always an obvious possibility, but how quickly the results took shape — this was supposed to take days, remember.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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