PROBABLY in a Sentence

Learn PROBABLY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

338 example sentences for PROBABLY, such as:

1. Then she's probably better off as she is.
2. The tree was probably a hundred years old.
3. The photos were probably swiped by an employee.
4. You probably picked up my keys instead of yours.
5. Even if you got there, you'd probably find it burned down.

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 Meanings and Examples of PROBABLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
probably
 ad.  very likely
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  And probably he thinks that if he can't have me, he might as well please his family and marry Melanie.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
2  India was nowhere to be seen, but Scarlett knew she probably was in the kitchen giving final instructions to the servants.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
3  These three ladies disliked and distrusted one another as heartily as the First Triumvirate of Rome, and their close alliance was probably for the same reason.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
4  With a feeling of exasperation she saw that he was in an argument and probably had not even noticed her.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
5  And, except for Melanie, he probably would not have been received there.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  Not marrying the young lady, of whom you have probably heard, was merely the last straw.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
7  My, what a passion you are in and it's quite becoming, as you probably know.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
8  It was an imposition on her and she knew that when the wounded came in on the noon train there would be enough work to keep her busy until night-fall--and probably without anything to eat.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
9  And now that he's probably dead you are cherishing it to your heart.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
10  I realize you still cherish the memory of the godlike and wooden- headed Mr. Wilkes, who's probably been in his grave these six months.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
11  But Ashley-- No, I mustn't think about that because he's probably dead, anyway.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
12  But they must be at least ten miles down the road toward Jonesboro, probably near the little settlement of Rough and Ready.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
13  Even if you got there, you'd probably find it burned down.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
14  Then she's probably better off as she is.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
15  There was more cotton in the fields than she or Pork had estimated, probably four bales, and soon the cabins would be full.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
Example Sentence: (128 in 9 pages)
16  You will probably notice an element of quirkiness in his behaviour.
17  The photos were probably swiped by an employee.
18  He's a frightful snob - if you haven't been to the right school he probably won't even speak to you.
19  Desktop publishing is probably the best executive toy ever invented.
20  If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.
21  If someone in your life makes you forget your Past , that someone is probably your Future.
22  He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation.
23  The tree was probably a hundred years old.
24  He has the most awful taste so you can probably imagine what his house looks like.
25  We could probably trust her with the information but it's just not worth the risk.
26  You probably picked up my keys instead of yours.
27  Punch is an institution as it will probably be so remembered.
28  If you've been asked for an interview you are probably on a short list of no more than six.
29  And although she was probably just an ordinary-looking kid, in my eyes she was the most beautiful child on the face of the planet.
30  If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead you anywhere spectacular.