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
• Too much age is predictably too much, and weighs down the drink.
  — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2022
• The name of the plan had a predictably gruesome origin.
  — Clark Collis, EW.com, 10 May 2022
• The longer the state changes predictably, the more coherent the system is.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 25 July 2022
• 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
• But with the 8-core, those graphics scores are predictably cut in half.
  — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 4 Sep. 2024
• The air in San Francisco on a cloudy May day is crisp and predictably cool.
  — Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The Final Cut Pro test was predictably a bigger spread.
  — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 23 June 2022
• Newell can predictably be found seated by the store’s front entrance.
  — oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2022
• Where the networks parted ways, predictably, was what that meant.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
• They got fired after the Colts were predictably awful with Ehlinger.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2022
• This year, my list began predictably enough: Health, job, boyfriend, dog.
  — Amy Kaufman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
• Bassitt, predictably, was out-stuffed by Padres starter Joe Musgrove.
  — Matthew Roberson, Hartford Courant, 10 Oct. 2022
• The users would, if not benefit, at least equally and predictably share the misery.
  — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2022
• Of all the questions I get asked, there’s one that comes up more often and more predictably than any other.
  — Michelle Obama, Time, 15 Nov. 2022
• And, predictably, hate crimes have also spiked against Muslims, Arabs, and Jews.
  — Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 21 Sep. 2024
• New York office, which was, predictably, filled with great light and had Kombucha on tap.
  — New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022
• The game is over, in a novel way, but also somehow predictably.
  — Cameron Kunzelman, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2022
• Okay, so her bra and shorts were from Alo (predictably), but still, the color and shirt choice was unusual.
  — Claire Harmeyer, PEOPLE.com, 3 Mar. 2022
• Traffic was predictably snarled in the morning as drivers had to find new ways across the river.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 1 Nov. 2024
• And now, predictably, every night, city streets all around the country are lined with bodies.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 25 Feb. 2023
• This results in food that bakes evenly, rises predictably, and browns perfectly.
  — Editors Of Bon Appétit, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024