Used in a Sentence

supposedly

How to use supposedly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for supposedly.

Editorial note

The most recent rejection was supposedly because they thought it was unclear we could become a large venture backed company.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

believed or reputed to be the case

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of supposedly gathered in one view.

adverb

believed or reputed to be the case

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for supposedly.

adverb

believed or reputed to be the case

Example sentences

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The most recent rejection was supposedly because they thought it was unclear we could become a large venture backed company.

2

Later, Draper supposedly remarked, "They asked for a hundred thousand dollar word processor, and I gave them one."

3

As Winston Churchill supposedly said, "you can always count on Americans to do the right thing -- after they've tried everything else."--PS.

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Remember, TorMail has nothing to do with the Tor protocol, and is just the name someone gave their supposedly secure and anonymous e-mail service that they hosted on the deep web.

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In this scenario, it's possible you have a couple bad actors that see a net benefit greater than your bug bounties and are silently stealing and selling supposedly secure code from your users.

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Probably $10k worth of code, and $39,990,000 worth of strategizing, consulting, Powerpoint presentations, and general hand-wringing about the "death of the news industry".All I know is, if I'd spent $40mil on a paywall, I'd be damn sure it was written to filter on the server-side, not with a client-blockable overlay like they have supposedly implemented.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use supposedly in a sentence?

The most recent rejection was supposedly because they thought it was unclear we could become a large venture backed company.

What does supposedly mean?

believed or reputed to be the case

What part of speech is supposedly?

supposedly is commonly used as adverb.