basically

Example Sentences

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At that point, Musk was basically out of money.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

“When I’m working, I just don’t cook at all basically, and then when I get time off I like to putter around in the kitchen. I’m not very good, but I like to do it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

"And it's basically a sea of ions, which is why we base our technology around it, so we can pull those ions out into an electrospray."

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The clearinghouse, NIL Go, was created with the hope of eliminating an influx of booster-funded NIL deals that were basically direct payments from donors to the program.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

She had been so rough with the potatoes that they were basically mashed potatoes.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young