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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

  1. adverb In all likelihood.

Full definition of probably

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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