possibly
adverb
pos·si·bly
ˈpä-sə-blē 
1
: in a possible manner : by any possibility
that's all she could possibly do
2
: by merest chance : perhaps
possibly he will recover
3
: it is possible or imaginable : conceivably
a political libel which may possibly damage me—
G. B. Shaw
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Examples of possibly in a Sentence
he may possibly recover after such a serious mistake, but it doesn't seem likely
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Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
Rivian says that was an isolated glitch, possibly tied to me using a loaner vehicle.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
It is thought to be chock-full of valuable metals like gold, platinum and cobalt and therefore possibly worth 100,000 times the value of the world's $100 trillion gross domestic product.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
When Buttercup is kidnapped just days ahead of her wedding, a chain of events proceed to possibly reunite the in-love couple, or spell death for one (or both) of them.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
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possibly
adverb
pos·si·bly
ˈpäs-ə-blē
1
: by possible means : by any possibility
that cannot possibly be true
2
: perhaps
may possibly recover
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