evidently
adverb
ev·i·dent·ly
ˈe-və-dənt-lē 
-ə-ˌdent-,
especially for sense 2 often
ˌev-ə-ˈdent-
Examples of evidently in a Sentence
Evidently you and I have different feelings on this issue.
“We seem to have different feelings on this issue.” “Evidently!”
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The location was evidently a sacred place where the ancient buried their dead and saber-tooth tigers snarled.
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Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Peele, the director of Get Out, Us and Nope, is evidently no stranger to comedy or voice acting and has had previous voice roles in films like Storks and Toy Story 4.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 23 May 2025
Despite inspiring enough cultish devotion to sell out this intimate show that evidently required fans to search for golden tickets, Happy Fanfare is still a decidedly small operation four years in.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Vladimir Putin is evidently continuing to play for time—that is also very clear to see.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
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Sean Kingsley, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2025
Peele, the director of Get Out, Us and Nope, is evidently no stranger to comedy or voice acting and has had previous voice roles in films like Storks and Toy Story 4.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 23 May 2025
Despite inspiring enough cultish devotion to sell out this intimate show that evidently required fans to search for golden tickets, Happy Fanfare is still a decidedly small operation four years in.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 22 May 2025
Vladimir Putin is evidently continuing to play for time—that is also very clear to see.
—Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for evidently
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“Evidently.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evidently. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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evidently
adverb
ev·i·dent·ly
ˈev-əd-ənt-lē
-ə-ˌdent-
-ə-ˌdent-
ˌev-ə-ˈdent-lē
: in an evident manner : obviously
a document evidently forged
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