Use of ostensibly in Sentences. 29 Examples

The examples include ostensibly at the start of sentence, ostensibly at the end of sentence and ostensibly in the middle of sentence

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ostensibly at the start of sentence


  1. Ostensibly, both oral and written questions seek information.
  2. Ostensibly this gives greater control, but at considerable cost.
  3. Ostensibly he was on a business trip, but he spent most of the time on the beach.
  4. Ostensibly these comedias lacrimosas propound to be social plays, but usually they fail.
  5. Ostensibly objective textual scholarship adopted editorial policies which for many years worked to ensure the above assumptions could be confirmed.

ostensibly in the middle of sentence


  1. His stepdaughter also left - ostensibly for school.
  2. He did it ostensibly for love, but really for money.
  3. She stayed behind at the office, ostensibly to work.
  4. Oh, yes: They are ostensibly in love and living together.
  5. Troops were sent in, ostensibly to protect the civilian population.
  6. And so ostensibly are the greatest cardinal number and the abominable snowman.
  7. He opened casinos in three more of the ostensibly self-governing black homelands.
  8. Although he ostensibly ran his own business, all of his assets were fully encumbered.
  9. He took to keeping Stella at his side during rehearsals, ostensibly to jot down notes.
  10. In each case, federal troops were ostensibly used to prevent interference to the mail.
  11. They were shot by one or more gunmen ostensibly delivering a painting, business people said.
  12. Diligently, even angrily, we express, discuss, and defend our ostensibly knowledgeable positions.
  13. The government mobilized troops, ostensibly to maintain order and the running of public services.
  14. Many can afford the rents but find themselves excluded - often ostensibly because they have children.
  15. It is the absurdly pompous Pons who ostensibly pieces together the scattered evidence of Urim's past.
  16. Conversely, you may be entitled to disobey an instruction which management ostensibly has the power to give.
  17. Cage made music of non-musical sounds and ostensibly removed or diminished the traditional role of the composer.
  18. This takes the form of an ironic critique ostensibly illustrating the superiority of Philips's pastorals to Pope's.
  19. The two casts of characters, although ostensibly cooperating to solve a crime of mutual interest, detest each other.
  20. The site is under military guard, ostensibly to protect it from attack by anti-government rebels of the New People's Army.
  21. The home-run fence at Southcrest Park has been taken down and replaced by orange cones, ostensibly as a safety precaution.
  22. The family remained ostensibly a privileged domain, even while it was being legally and ideologically constructed and unified.
  23. Seventy-five percent of the teams in the tourney are done for the year, but the ostensibly underachieving Cats are still alive.
  24. He has spent the past three months in Florida, ostensibly for medical treatment, but in actual fact to avoid prosecution for a series of notorious armed robberies.

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