provably
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- unprovably adverb
Example Sentences
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NewsGuard’s Reality Check newsletter cited six provably false claims about the shooting within a day, including four that used AI to fabricate or distort the facts.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Nobody will get a provably correct answer for how much a company’s fixed assets diminish in value each year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
"I find the very suggestion that when I'm criticising Russia, that somehow I'll be in any way reacting to something Russia would have wanted me to do... it's provably nonsensical," Arnott told the BBC.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
“Everything they said about me is untrue, provably so,” Miller told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
A place that is neither provably sterile nor known to be infective.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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