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
• Many of those costs will be added to consumer bills, presumably for years.
  — Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
• In the darkness of the kitchen, crashes, presumably from dishes and pots, can be heard.
  — Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Jan. 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
• No tasting notes are available as of yet from the brand, but presumably this whiskey is… good?
  — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2022
• Performers in the union would then vote on the contract and presumably return to their jobs.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
• And Lamar will presumably come back with his own full track sometime soon.
  — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2024
• There was nothing wrong with his sense of touch, presumably.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Mar. 2023
• The audio clips will, presumably, feature heavy breathing and be worth the wait.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 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
• He’s done fine and presumably could keep doing so — from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — with the help of aides and others surrounding him.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
• Auggie is presumably not the adult nephew who was driving a truck in the snow when the actor was crushed by a snowplow near his Reno home.
  — Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• That puts McCoy, 36, back in as the starter, presumably for the Cardinals' final four games of the season.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 13 Dec. 2022
• The short clips that have appeared on Instagram presumably come from a music video for the track.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2023
• The no longer new kid will, presumably, not be present for the concert but Gibson may elicit some screams from fans on her own.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
• Even more intimately, toward the end of the video, there’s a black-and-white scene in a living room, presumably Lamar’s.
  — Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024
• One device steals the signal, presumably from outside your front door, a few feet from where your key fob hangs on a hook.
  — Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 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
• There will likely be a long list of prospects, though Russian oligarchs are presumably out of the picture.
  — Quentin Webb, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• 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
• This year, Takotna is back open for business — and, presumably, pie.
  — Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Feb. 2023
• Voila, if there is no such input, presumably there will be no such output.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
• Now, presumably, each government department will decide what to hand over.
  — The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
• After all, most classes have nothing to do with elections, so presumably the content of most lectures is immune to whatever happens today.
  — Abigail Anthony, National Review, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024