Example Sentences

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It was first put on display at the Patent Office in 1841, notionally in a place of honor but, unfortunately, across from a large window.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Pricing could be a challenge: Zepbound and Wegovy are both expensive enough on their own, and taking an Arrowhead drug on top of those prescriptions would notionally mean a significant add-on to that price.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

Brown responded that she was distraught, “but since you never actually write anything, I should say I am notionally distraught.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2025

The 372 seats notionally won by the Conservatives is seven more than they actually won in 2019.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2024

The bit bucket was notionally the equivalent device in the CPU enclosure, which was typically across the room in another great gray-and-blue box.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.