basically

Example Sentences

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“We are middle class and have basically halted all of our discretionary spending.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But if you live in America, or if you’ve even been privy to the country’s culture over the last century — Americentrism basically ensures that — Emma’s admission won’t come as a shock.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

John Barnard, a wetland specialist, said: "There are historical records of swallowtails right across East Yorkshire. So bringing milk parsley back basically puts things in place for where they originally lived."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“The ice, the frozen material, basically it’s kind of…a glue,” said Ashim Sattar, an assistant professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar, who led research examining the South Lhonak Lake burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“I’d like to study botany. Which is basically a fancy way of saying plant science.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy