How to use probably in a sentence
40 example sentences · adverb
Probably means in all likelihood. Example: “She probably has arrived by now.”
Examples of probably by meaning
adverbIn all likelihood.
- She probably has arrived by now.
- She has probably arrived by now.
- Probably she has arrived by now.
More sentences with probably
- Her actions were clearly accessory because they helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.From the entry accessory
- She's probably hiding in her room, she always does when we have company. She's our little mouse.From the entry mouse
- They predict that the rate will probably go up by several mills next year.From the entry mill
- In the idiom of the day, they were sutlers, although today they'd probably be called vendors.From the entry idiom
- Dan certainly has arms today, probably from scraping paint off four columns the day before.From the entry have
- I've forgotten where I was in this book, but it was probably around chapter four.From the entry where
- Patients diagnosed more recently are probably surviving an average of longer than two years.From the entry than
- I think he has a gambling problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.From the entry problem
- I think he has a nose candy problem. Lending him money will probably only make it worse.From the entry problem
- Beethoven is probably turning in his grave at the way that rock group mangled his Ninth Symphony.From the entry turn in one's grave
- I have a terrible brown thumb. I could probably kill silk flowers.From the entry brown thumb
- I advise you to take some painkillers for the headache, it's probably nothing serious.From the entry headache
- At this point, the Amidha Buddha probably has more worshippers than the Buddha himself does.From the entry buddha
- Kayla can probably get the printer working. She's technical like that.From the entry technical
- The invention of the printing press was probably the most significant innovation of the medieval ages.From the entry invention
- It’s a hairy problem, and will probably take several weeks to sort out.From the entry hairy
- It would be folly to walk all that way, knowing the shops are probably shut by now.From the entry folly
- She figured most children probably ate a peck of dirt before they turned ten.From the entry peck
- This material absorbs moisture and is probably not a good choice for use below grade.From the entry grade
- Mary is going to have another baby. I'll most probably have blue eyes, because both parents do.From the entry be going to
- The plumber said he would come tomorrow. But I think he will probably be here mañana.From the entry mañana
- He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.From the entry decent
- It's warm today, so you can probably get away with just wearing a short-sleeved shirt.From the entry get away with
- We can try your plan, but it's a long shot and it probably won't work.From the entry long shot
- You will probably have to pull teeth to get a straight answer from a car salesman.From the entry pull teeth
- Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it.From the entry at large
- Little Shop of Horrors is probably the most famous of the off-Broadway productions.From the entry off-Broadway
- If you look up a bunch of random characters, there will probably be no results.From the entry look up
- We can build a specialized part for you, but an off-the-shelf product will probably cost less.From the entry off-the-shelf
- Anyone declaring himself Emperor of San Francisco probably had bats in his belfry.From the entry have bats in one's belfry
- If us two competed together, we'd probably score just barely under the middle of the road.From the entry middle of the road
- He didn’t manage to authenticate the portrait: it’s probably a fake.From the entry authenticate
- Any use would probably be an availing of the protection afforded by the passport.From the entry availing
- You can probably empty your glass in a one-er, there's not much left.From the entry in a one-er
- It's not the best film I've ever seen, but it probably deserves a rewatch.From the entry rewatch
- What he claims to have seen is probably discountable as a hallucination.From the entry discountable
- That team will probably stumble against their first-round opponents in the tournament.From the entry stumble against
Meaning of probably
- adverb In all likelihood.
Questions about probably in a sentence
- How do you use probably in a sentence?
- Probably is used as an adverb. For example: “She probably has arrived by now.”
- What is a short sentence with probably?
- “Probably she has arrived by now.”
- What does probably mean?
- Probably means in all likelihood.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: probably (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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