How to Use supposedly in a Sentence

supposedly

adverb
  • Then, the man was supposedly on the run for days.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026
  • Rock is supposedly no country for old men, but no one seems to have told these guys.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Know who else was (supposedly) buried alive?
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 May 2026
  • They had supposedly been submerged in the lake for six months.
    — Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 3 Aug. 2024
  • There are supposedly a lot of chokepoints around the world.
    — Annette Choi, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
  • The Celtics don’t get to choose their opponent, so why punish them for that? Jayson Tatum supposedly does not elevate his game in the playoffs.
    — Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024
  • All seems well as Ruby has supposedly put an end to the deaths.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Next year’s draft class is supposedly a strong QB class.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • So why don’t these millions of supposedly self-loathing motorists make the jump?
    — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 17 Dec. 2023
  • In their opinion, some kits that were supposedly for older kids could’ve been used by younger kids as well.
    — Julia Pelly, Parents, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The park is also supposedly home to a friendly ghost.
    — Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The week ahead will shine a light on both, with more tariffs supposedly set to kick in and fresh jobs data on the way.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Mar. 2025
  • No dollar amount was stated for supposedly what was owed.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Elena wanted to find other girls who play sports that are supposedly just for boys.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The woman in question is supposedly my friend, and the man is my fiancé.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
  • More will be revealed once the dataset comes back online, supposedly within the next few days.
    — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 12 Feb. 2025
  • These creations are supposedly already out in the wild.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • No one deserves to be abandoned, let alone by someone who supposedly loves them.
    — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Hera, supposedly queen of the heavens, spent much of her time jealous and vengeful.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The woman in question is supposedly my friend, not my fiancé’s.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
  • The price supposedly settles where those opinions meet.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
  • Biden has not used the tools supposedly available to compel Israel to stand down.
    — Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The rap squat came from prison subculture and was first called the prison pose, supposedly a crouch meant to look menacing.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2023
  • At the top of the page, a counter supposedly shows the dwindling number of iPhones still available.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The student supposedly ran away from Wright and tried to hide under the bleachers.
    — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026
  • As of right now, the totes are supposedly being released in pastel orange, green, blue, and pink.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2026
  • These are challenges that supposedly don't hit a flat, non-folding display anywhere near as hard.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • In general, con artists put you on edge by alerting you to a fake but supposedly urgent problem.
    — Susan Tompor, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
  • In general, con artists put you on edge by alerting you to a fake but supposedly urgent problem.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The return of the festival was supposedly smaller than in the past.
    — Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2023

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