Ostensibly

Word OSTENSIBLY
Character 10
Hyphenation os ten si bly
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Ostensibly"

What do we mean by ostensibly?

(modal) Seemingly, apparently, on the surface.

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The word "ostensibly" in example sentences

So maybe there’s a legal convention concerning how definitions such as this are to be circumscribed/overridden/whatever by the common English meaning however vague by comparison of the term ostensibly being defined? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Even those living in ostensibly less affluent areas will be affected. ❋ Jamie Doward (2010)

Under another creator, this might be fodder for wacky domestic comedy, with the bachelor dad screwing up in ostensibly hilarious ways. ❋ Unknown (2010)

When he sat down she began to sing a welcome to “Uncle Walter” ostensibly from the mayor (Ivancie I believe). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dorothy – it is interesting how James, whilst writing in ostensibly the same style, manages to create such different reading experiences with his books. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Oddly the BBC report omits to mention on a page that at least ostensibly is about Boris Johnson's visit to the Sikh New Year festival, that Boris's wife is half Sikh, her mother being Dip Singh. ❋ Not A Sheep (2008)

Ignatieff argued that Carroll can't remain ostensibly in charge of rebuilding and unifying the party after publicly casting aspersions on the loyalty of erstwhile leadership competitors. ❋ Uncorrectedproofs (2007)

While young Frank Pierson revered Tom Ripley and wanted, in some sense, to become him or at least win his approval, David Pritchard arbitrarily, impulsively decides to make Tom's life a living hell, to harass him with phone calls ostensibly from Dickie Greenleaf (who has been "found and resuscitated"), and, finally, to stalk his every move. ❋ Dirda, Michael (2009)

“Ostensibly written by a local high school student, it was the only item on a full page usually given over to teen topics and (again – ostensibly) written by and for teens,” said our reader. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The reason for this, ostensibly, is that Windows used to do really bad things if you just flipped the power off without letting the OS shut down first. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Are you referring to the phone calls ostensibly being made by spokespeople for bin Ladin? ❋ ITY National Archives (1998)

Still, they've apparently approached the labels ostensibly to obtain their blessing. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But apart from being done swiftly - and without parliamentary approval - this recent deployment is surrounded by a number of other curious developments, top of which is the recent visit of new Somali President Sheikh Ahmed Sharif to Kampala, and more critically, the call ostensibly issued by terror mastermind Osama bin Laden to overthrow Sharif. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Her fellow parks official, Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari, last seen on "Scrubs"), changed his name ostensibly to fit in better with society, but he forgot to tell that to his mouth, which spews hilarious contempt for everyone around him. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In 1901, ostensibly in order to maintain its position in the German states -- I will explain later on what I mean by "ostensibly" -- the insurance company disposed of its remaining holdings of stocks, the same having a book value of $2,965,000 and a market value of $5,471,000, as per report of 1900. ❋ Thomas William Lawson (1891)

It was a site in German, ostensibly about a family’s newborn son there. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Forty-five years ago, Hosie Miller was shot to death -- in the back, no less -- by a white farmer in what his daughter now describes as ostensibly a dispute over a few cows, although the exact circumstances were murky. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Forty-five years ago, Hosie Miller was shot to death -- in the back, no less -- by a white farmer in what his daughter now describes as ostensibly a dispute over a few cows. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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