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Ostensibly meaning

Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others).

Synonyms of Ostensibly

Using Ostensibly

  • The main meaning on this page is: Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others).
  • Useful related words include: apparently, seemingly.
  • In the example corpus, ostensibly often appears in combinations such as: ostensibly to, is ostensibly, ostensibly for.

Context around Ostensibly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Ostensibly

  • In this selection, "ostensibly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, season, sister, amado, run, environmental and want stand out and add context to how "ostensibly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include artists could ostensibly run on and berhalter who ostensibly remains in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ostensibly" sits close to words such as barton, bp and cardboard, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ostensibly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Hypercars, though, are ostensibly manufactured for the road. (8 words)

Brown’s character, Eleven is still ostensibly a teenager, but Brown herself is growing up. (15 words)

But be extremely leery of these large, grandiose claims that are ostensibly for your benefit. (15 words)

In the footage, Isaac walks up to the group and is seen engaging them on an issue, in less than 30 seconds he is violently shoved by the group of 16 men who walk past him ostensibly on their way to the studios. (43 words)

He was perhaps the favorite to replace 2022 World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter (who ostensibly remains in contention to come back) but, like Matarazzo, is apparently now out of the running to lead his country this cycle. (37 words)

I think that socialism, as a project, is better represented by your average American worker frustrated with the fact that they have no control over their workplace than any people's council in some ostensibly socialist country. (37 words)

But this also poses a challenge for rank-and-file voters who ostensibly want to know the truth: Are they prepared to trust those making assessments of documents they haven’t bothered to read? (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

About 400 crude oil vessels, or 20% of the global fleet, have “switched” from mainstream trades to “ostensibly do Russian business,” co-head of oil trading Ben Luckock said in an interview on Bloomberg Television.

Absent another path to permanent residence, or citizenship, however, artists could ostensibly run on the O-1B’s expensive treadmill for the rest of their careers.

Aliyev again defended Azerbaijani government-backed protesters blocking the Lachin corridor to Karabakh on ostensibly environmental grounds.

Brown’s character, Eleven is still ostensibly a teenager, but Brown herself is growing up.

But be extremely leery of these large, grandiose claims that are ostensibly for your benefit.

But this also poses a challenge for rank-and-file voters who ostensibly want to know the truth: Are they prepared to trust those making assessments of documents they haven’t bothered to read?

Centered the rather famous HMO Line featuring Jed Ortmeyer and Ryan Hollweg in 2005-06 before he was dealt to Pittsburgh immediately after his rookie season, ostensibly because of contract issues.

Details of how and why he was transferred to an ostensibly rival group remain unclear.

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Earlier in the week, Christodoulides published his financials for the election campaign, showing he had exceeded the €1 million spending limit by ostensibly just €19,000.

Even outside healing circles, during activities that are ostensibly just for fun, there is an undercurrent of community and healing.

First published in 1973, King's short story, which ostensibly serves as the basis for the movie, is a classic example of his early work.

He similarly has enjoyed support from sizeable sections of the civil bureaucracy, superior judiciary, media persons, and civil society favorable to the ostensibly anti-corruption narrative.

He was perhaps the favorite to replace 2022 World Cup coach Gregg Berhalter (who ostensibly remains in contention to come back) but, like Matarazzo, is apparently now out of the running to lead his country this cycle.

His partner also insisted he limit spending time with his half-sister, ostensibly because she's a woman who might have her female friends over.

Hypercars, though, are ostensibly manufactured for the road.

Implementing this technology could ostensibly present several advantages compared to traditional real estate transactions, which are qualified by Israeli media as being “time-consuming” and having high operational fees.

In the footage, Isaac walks up to the group and is seen engaging them on an issue, in less than 30 seconds he is violently shoved by the group of 16 men who walk past him ostensibly on their way to the studios.

I think that socialism, as a project, is better represented by your average American worker frustrated with the fact that they have no control over their workplace than any people's council in some ostensibly socialist country.

It is ostensibly for treatment, though Connor’s program at the time was not housed in a hospital with rolling green grounds, but in a prison block originally built for death row inmates.

Koji was created by Kara's Amado, ostensibly to be one of Jigen's top lieutenants.

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Common combinations with ostensibly

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ostensibly" in a sentence?
An example: "About 400 crude oil vessels, or 20% of the global fleet, have “switched” from mainstream trades to “ostensibly do Russian business,” co-head of oil trading Ben Luckock said in an interview on Bloomberg Television." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "ostensibly" from authentic English texts.
What does "ostensibly" mean?
Ostensibly means: Seemingly, apparently, on the surface; supposedly, according to representations or implications made by someone (especially when their motives are suspected by others).
What are synonyms of "ostensibly"?
Common synonyms of "ostensibly" include: apparently, seemingly.
How many example sentences with "ostensibly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "ostensibly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.