Ostensible in a Sentence  πŸ”Š

Definition of Ostensible

appearing as such but not necessarily so

Examples of Ostensible in a sentence

Your ostensible prank has done a lot of damage, and now you must face the consequences of your actions.  πŸ”Š

While Jerry is the ostensible author of this amendment, there is some question of who actually deserves credit for the idea.  πŸ”Š

While the ostensible destination of our trip sounded appealing, I was dreading the long drive it would take to get there.  πŸ”Š

In this neighborhood, George is the ostensible authority on native plants for landscaping.  πŸ”Š

Because of his ostensible good will in offering to check on the house while I was on vacation, I felt comfortable giving him the key.  πŸ”Š

This new archaeological discovery is an ostensible source of hundreds of valuable artifacts.  πŸ”Š

The ostensible cause of the breakdown seems to be that someone has tampered with the gas tank.  πŸ”Š

As the ostensible Alpha male, Sandulf led the pack through the mountains in search of food and water.  πŸ”Š

Gary’s ostensible purpose for calling his mother was to see how she was doing, but she soon figured out that he needed money again.  πŸ”Š

Although it’s ostensible that the committee will take your proposal under consideration, I wouldn’t get my hopes up if I were you.  πŸ”Š

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