basically
Example Sentences
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It’s basically to shame myself into drinking water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wholesale prices had been basically unchanged in the prior two months after a brief lull in the U.S.-Iran conflict resulted in cheaper oil.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
"Long-range one-way attack drones are basically a poor man's cruise missile," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“When they all get together it’s basically a sewing circle where they all talk to each other: ‘Hey, I got this,’ ‘I’m getting this.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I basically have no idea who I am, and the one woman I counted on as my family turns out to be some kind of horrible witch.”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
