supposedly
adverb
sup·pos·ed·ly
sə-ˈpō-zəd-lē 
also -ˈpōzd-lē
: as is supposed : according to what is or was said, claimed, or believed by some
a supposedly true story
a supposedly good restaurant
He had dozens of people around him, supposedly looking after him …—
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Philip NormanDaddy took me to the Legion, to shoot pool supposedly.—Mary Karr
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she's supposedly too sick to come—or so she says
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The result is just tit-for-tat subversion and another blow to America’s supposedly nonpartisan system of justice.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Except that those same dollars are spent on labor and inputs necessary to produce whatever American good will supposedly be rendered more competitive by devaluation.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The first is a new coach in Craig Berube, who has his team playing a meat-and-potatoes style that will supposedly fit well in a playoff setting.
—Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Races, which supposedly didn’t change over time, were therefore useless for understanding how organisms evolved.
—John P. Jackson, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Except that those same dollars are spent on labor and inputs necessary to produce whatever American good will supposedly be rendered more competitive by devaluation.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
The first is a new coach in Craig Berube, who has his team playing a meat-and-potatoes style that will supposedly fit well in a playoff setting.
—Nick Ashbourne, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Races, which supposedly didn’t change over time, were therefore useless for understanding how organisms evolved.
—John P. Jackson, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for supposedly
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“Supposedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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