believed or reputed to be the case
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.
Quick take
believed or reputed to be the case
Meaning at a glance
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Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for supposedly.
adverb
believed or reputed to be the case
See also: purportedly
Example sentences
The most recent rejection was supposedly because they thought it was unclear we could become a large venture backed company.
Later, Draper supposedly remarked, "They asked for a hundred thousand dollar word processor, and I gave them one."
As Winston Churchill supposedly said, "you can always count on Americans to do the right thing -- after they've tried everything else."--PS.
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.
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.
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
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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.