Wondering how to use Supposedly in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning.
Supposedly meaning
- As a matter of supposition; in the beliefs or according to the claims of some people.
- Used in place of "supposed to be," often in informal or colloquial speech, as a mispronunciation.
Synonyms of Supposedly
Example sentences (20)
Despite supposedly being aware of the former president's indiscretions, Wolkoff said Melania isn't going anywhere.
Emma Dunn was in a car accident when an ambulance supposedly came to the rescue and the paramedic checked both cars.
A supposedly “cursed” portrait of a young girl has fetched a staggering sum of over $2,000 in an online auction.
Marcos Sr. declared martial law over the country on September 21, 1972 to supposedly quell lawlessness in the country.
Sadly some high, supposedly neutral authorities are also engaging in this 4D assault,” he said in another tweet.
Anyway, my two $20 seats — supposedly a $40 purchase — came to $71.04 once the Ticketmaster tab was calculated.
Epps in his own words orchestrated what you have been claiming is an insurrection, an attack on democracy (supposedly).
Now we understand why Trump welcomed Cube with open arms, in contrast with groups that supposedly support Black people.
Chinese cosmology follows the lunar calendar and a parallel 12-year elemental cycle supposedly following Jupiter’s path.
First, Mr. Putin showed his weakness in failing to respect the guarantees of safety he supposedly made to Mr. Prigozhin.
He's supposedly gone to prison for his deranged kidnapping scheme, having left on parole after only serving a few years.
Apple discontinued the iPod after 20 years, but maybe the fascination with supposedly retro tech will spark a resurgence.
Bankrolling it later is akin to borrowing for past operating expenses, supposedly outlawed after the 1970s fiscal crisis.
An example of this supposedly being a factor comes from Qatar 2022 where their teams met in the group stage.
Causes supposedly referring to the now indisputable nature of the climate crisis and it’s long-term impacts on the planet.
Malilong’s column tackled an “alleged anomaly that is supposedly happening in the Cebu City Medical Center.
A fourth potential will has also recently been discovered, which again was supposedly written by Franklin.
Bailar agreed with Thomas and lamented how women have supposedly “twisted” feminism to bash transgenders.
If you’re going to supposedly get into the nitty gritty to explain how San Francisco fails, facts matter.
First, cluster munitions are supposedly particularly dangerous for civilians after the fighting is over.
Common combinations with supposedly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was supposedly 12×
- the supposedly 10×
- is supposedly 9×
- were supposedly 8×
- supposedly the 7×
- are supposedly 7×
- of supposedly 6×
- that supposedly 6×
- he supposedly 6×
- supposedly had 5×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word supposedly. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.