predictably
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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It fell apart within a week, predictably, as the two sides acted on conflicting interpretations of its central provisions.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
This is all to say: A disproportionate amount of the public discourse around Nolan’s film has focused, predictably, on race and gender.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
“Being consistently, predictably reliable is one of the most underrated forms of workplace influence,” she says.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
And as predictably as the tides, a wine-dark sea of merch has risen up around the release: T-shirts, videogames, souvenir popcorn buckets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
Darryl is a professor of social and religious history, an elder in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church, and still a religious conservative—though not always predictably so.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
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