לדלג לתוכן הראשי

adverb

presumably

CEFR B2

by reasonable assumption

In a sentence

Six example sentences with presumably, each labelled with its topic.

  • The samples arrived warm and presumably thawed in transit, which would explain why every reading drifted in the same direction.

    Science

  • The film ends with an empty chair, so the letter was presumably never delivered, though nobody in the script says so.

    Movies

  • Prices fell for six straight weeks, presumably because two new suppliers entered the region, though no one has confirmed it.

    Economics

  • The letters stop in 1740, presumably when the family left the port, though no record of the voyage survives.

    History

  • The server rebooted at two in the morning, presumably from the scheduled update, though the logs cut off before it.

    Technology

  • The star sat out the second half, presumably to rest a sore ankle, though the coach called it a lineup choice.

    Basketball

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