basically

Example Sentences

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Postal Service and Social Security Administration basically said they were still figuring out what the order means for them.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"I used to paddleboard a lot and I thought if I put a paddle on the end of a leg, it will basically replicate a foot."

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“It then re-expanded during December and basically all the way until now, and stayed stuck there off Southern California. This is not the typical pattern.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The dish, made of browned ground beef, rice and basically whatever else you have on hand, has inspired hundreds of posts since January.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Twig’s mom is beautiful and used to be a supermodel, so she’s basically obsessed with pretty clothes and pretty people, and they fly to Paris three times a year.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller