evidently
adverb
ev·i·dent·ly
ˈe-və-dənt-lē 
-ə-ˌdent-,
especially for sense 2 often
ˌev-ə-ˈdent-
Synonyms
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!”
Recent Examples on the Web
One man, evidently, was not happy that Duck Necklace had made contact with his relatives.
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Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
But where the team is headed was evidently quite obvious during the first meeting on the first day of the first phase of Harbaugh’s first offseason program.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Following his ouster from Fox News, Tucker Carlson began airing interviews on his account, while X has evidently made an effort to convince mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast that his content would gain a larger audience (and earn more revenue) on the site.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Republican voters evidently thrill to this kind of thing.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
One of the jurors (a Joe Pesci imitator) evidently broke the rules of sequestration.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The president evidently has taken heat even from within his own family.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Both women also shared photos with Rolling Stone of themselves with Nelson in years past, showing Nelson evidently living the life of the average American teenager: hanging out at the mall, going bowling, using makeup, dressing in costumes, and taking silly selfies with Snapchat filters.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
This was geek heaven for Asher, who got to speak with specialists in planetary defense (news flash: no known asteroids are on track to hit Earth) and space resources (evidently ice on the moon’s polar caps is stirring up a lot of interest).
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
Gary Shteyngart, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
But where the team is headed was evidently quite obvious during the first meeting on the first day of the first phase of Harbaugh’s first offseason program.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Following his ouster from Fox News, Tucker Carlson began airing interviews on his account, while X has evidently made an effort to convince mega-popular YouTuber MrBeast that his content would gain a larger audience (and earn more revenue) on the site.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
Republican voters evidently thrill to this kind of thing.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 11 Mar. 2024
One of the jurors (a Joe Pesci imitator) evidently broke the rules of sequestration.
—David Remnick, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
The president evidently has taken heat even from within his own family.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Both women also shared photos with Rolling Stone of themselves with Nelson in years past, showing Nelson evidently living the life of the average American teenager: hanging out at the mall, going bowling, using makeup, dressing in costumes, and taking silly selfies with Snapchat filters.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
This was geek heaven for Asher, who got to speak with specialists in planetary defense (news flash: no known asteroids are on track to hit Earth) and space resources (evidently ice on the moon’s polar caps is stirring up a lot of interest).
—Leslie Camhi, Travel + Leisure, 30 Mar. 2024
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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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