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View definitions for purportedly

purportedly

adverb as in allegedly

adverb as in supposedly

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Example Sentences

Moreover, drugs purportedly from Canada could come from anywhere.

This entanglement has purportedly resulted in him spending thousands of dollars to settle the problem.

The purported investigator said the woman had ducked a subpoena to testify as an expert witness in a criminal trial involving a confidential juvenile matter.

His party's purportedly “optimistic” convention this year was largely centered on the looming dangers of electing Democrats.

The purported bias of social media companies became a rallying point, bolstered by dubious claims and reports.

Subsequent shipments had been “OKd in advance,” but these purportedly consisted only of defensive weapons in “miniscule amts.”

These are just a few of the medical miracles purportedly delivered by dietary supplements.

The top floor was kept strictly off limits, purportedly for technical equipment.

Conley, a recent convert to Islam, had attended services purportedly to learn about other faiths.

This video purportedly shows a Russian military convoy in Rostov en route to the southeast region of Ukraine.

Did you have occasion to examine the President's tie or the tie purportedly worn by the President on November 22, 1963?

Well, photographs that he had purportedly taken, or picture postcards or things he had purchased?

There is a total of three photographs depicting purportedly pictures in Minsk, Russia.

That purportedly quoted me about not wanting the President to ride in a motorcade or caravan in Dallas.

The 100 block is still paved with cobblestones "big as beer kegs" purportedly laid by Hessian prisoners during the Revolution.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to purportedly, such as: supposedly, assertedly, as stated, avowedly, and professedly.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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