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Discover LudwigThe phrase "this ostensibly" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that something appears to be true or is claimed to be true, but may not actually be the case.
Example: "This ostensibly simple task turned out to be quite complex."
Alternatives: "this seemingly" or "this apparently".
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Just who is this ostensibly radical guy?
This, ostensibly, enabled them to shield the names of permit holders from the press.
This ostensibly free game is perpetually cajoling players to pay real money to speed their progress.
"There's a surprising degree of truth," he says, "in this ostensibly ridiculous show.
This ostensibly erotic quest for a lover readily reads as the search for a lost mother.
There's just one problem with this ostensibly hardheaded defense of arts education.
Would this ostensibly devolutionist government really relinquish control to local authorities, and allow them to rise?
The intensely personal and cultural nature of this ostensibly simple imagery makes its underlying symbolism difficult to decipher.
If you're out of town, you're out of luck: neither tv nor radio is allowed in this ostensibly public courtroom.
The TV cameras love to show this ostensibly adorable moment, but, let me tell you, it's an ugly scene.
And so, in the end, the contemporary reader is likely to come away from this ostensibly archaic epic with the sense of something remarkably familiar, even contemporary.
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Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
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