Examples of presumably in a Sentence
presumably he's going on the trip for business reasons, but we have our doubts
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Using imagery, the lab was able to identify that about one-fourth of the locations have been expanded since Russia began its full-scale war in Ukraine in February 2022, presumably to meet the influx.
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Rae is seen tied up to a chair in presumably Gein’s basement, stripped down to her undergarments and crying.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
In the process of the deal going bad, Vince presumably kills a man with his car, but since it’s never mentioned again during the course of the series, he’s allowed to be treated as a lovable rascal.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
There presumably could be emotional states in the human mind that can be traced and narrowed to a set of biochemical conditions in our wetware.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Rae is seen tied up to a chair in presumably Gein’s basement, stripped down to her undergarments and crying.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
In the process of the deal going bad, Vince presumably kills a man with his car, but since it’s never mentioned again during the course of the series, he’s allowed to be treated as a lovable rascal.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
There presumably could be emotional states in the human mind that can be traced and narrowed to a set of biochemical conditions in our wetware.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Presumably.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/presumably. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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presumably
adverb
pre·sum·ably
pri-ˈzü-mə-blē 
: one would presume : it seems likely : probably
presumably he'll come later
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