How to Use hypothetically in a Sentence

hypothetically

adverb
  • So of course, they would hypothetically still be involved in the world.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That would hypothetically leave room for one more.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 16 June 2026
  • Both teams hypothetically could enter the game at 9-2 and in the top 15 in the rankings.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
  • Cowen also asked the audience hypothetically, what else is there?
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • The research paves the way for a future in which a diverse set of crops is able to be grown on the moon when humans are hypothetically living there, Atkin said.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • That could be an injunction to remove the photos or ban the photos from being posted again, hypothetically.
    — Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The return of Foley, who has made six rehab appearances, should hypothetically help as well.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 30 May 2026
  • So, hypothetically, if ENIC were to sell, the minorities could sell as well.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2026
  • The bank would only speak hypothetically about when the bank closes accounts and its reasons for closing accounts, citing bank privacy laws.
    — Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The bank would only speak hypothetically about when the bank closes accounts and its reasons for closing accounts, citing bank privacy laws.
    — Ken Sweet, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Let’s say, hypothetically, that one of these appellate courts rules in favor of the administration.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Even, hypothetically, Hunter Biden could also make a plea for restitution, Vance said.
    — Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 27 May 2026
  • Uso would be able to choose to take on Zayn, hypothetically, or world heavyweight champion Roman Reigns.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • Therefore, no amount of information could even hypothetically disprove it for true believers.
    — Calum Lister Matheson, The Conversation, 14 Nov. 2025
  • For a neater option, the material could hypothetically be packaged and flown out, as in the cooperative approach.
    — Matthew Bunn, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2026
  • The Knicks could, hypothetically, trade a starter to create space beneath the second apron to re-sign Robinson, but breaking up a starting five that just won a title is not a smart idea.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
  • Rents have outpaced wages, Goldstone explains, and Atlanta is now a city where someone with a full-time job (or, hypothetically, even two or three) may not be able to afford a place to live.
    — The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Duffy even hinted Friday at hypothetically cutting capacity up to 20% of air traffic if the shutdown drags on.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Dobson asked Fortune hypothetically, on the sidelines of the conference.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Lower fuel and maintenance costs can't always overcome that up-front sticker shock, even for people who are hypothetically interested in buying.
    — Camila Domonoske, NPR, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Doja Cat likes opera, hypothetically In classic Doja Cat fashion, the rapper got into it (yuh), then got out of it (nuh).
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The transfer window alignment hypothetically allows MLS to be more transactional with the rest of the world each summer.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2025
  • When applied to a magnetar, the spinning would hypothetically create something called a Lense-Thirring precession.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
  • If, hypothetically, a comment is worth twenty points and a second of play time is worth two points, then a 50% chance of commenting would count for the same amount of engagement as an expected five seconds of play time.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Among the eight other non-playoff teams, only the Falcons, Dolphins and Colts might hypothetically desire a quarterback.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Also, imagine which teams might’ve outspent these Hoosiers, then gone 7-6 and fired Brian Kelly, hypothetically.
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Voicer Chris Lee conjures a hypothetically corrupt fire inspection system to oppose battery storage.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
  • Once inside a human, a mirror bacteria could hypothetically replicate to extremely high levels in the body, causing its host to experience something similar to septic shock.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Two distinct but related philosophical concepts are relevant when discussing the status of a hypothetically conscious Claude, and those are moral patienthood and moral agency.
    — Ted Chiang, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
  • Marvel never announced which movie was originally set for that July 2027 date, but has a number of projects in development that hypothetically could have filled that slot.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025

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