possibly
adverb
pos·si·bly
ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: in a possible manner : by any possibility
that's all she could possibly do
2
: by merest chance : perhaps
possibly he will recover
3
: it is possible or imaginable : conceivably
a political libel which may possibly damage me—
G. B. Shaw
G. B. ShawExamples of possibly in a Sentence
he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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Proposition 50 is a ballot measure that would approve a new congressional map passed by the state legislature and possibly give Democrats five additional House seats.
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No word yet on who this might be but there has been talk about Ethan Page possibly moving up to continue working alongside Green.
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Sources say Kelce and the Love Story singer spent part of this summer touring at least two lavish estates in Northeast Ohio’s affluent Eastside suburbs, possibly marking their first joint real estate purchase outside Kelce’s Kansas City base.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
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Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2025
In the years to come at Dodger Stadium, expect a jersey retirement ceremony and possibly a statue erected in the Centerfield Plaza for Clayton Kershaw alongside the likes of Sandy Koufax and Jackie Robinson.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
No word yet on who this might be but there has been talk about Ethan Page possibly moving up to continue working alongside Green.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Sources say Kelce and the Love Story singer spent part of this summer touring at least two lavish estates in Northeast Ohio’s affluent Eastside suburbs, possibly marking their first joint real estate purchase outside Kelce’s Kansas City base.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2025
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possibly
adverb
pos·si·bly
ˈpäs-ə-blē
1
: by possible means : by any possibility
that cannot possibly be true
2
: perhaps
may possibly recover
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