basically

Example Sentences

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"We know from social media... that this movie was basically being begged to be made."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

“Its a bunch of guys in this locker room that are competitors. And basically the message after the game was, ‘We’re going to come in here Monday and we’re going get a win.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

He’s basically gone as big as he possibly can.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

And I think certainly in my case, part of this is basically rooted in a confidence and belief in the genius of our founders and the documents and institutions they created.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Taking me to a therapist’s office without telling me was basically an act of guerrilla warfare, and I promised myself right then that I’m never going to do this ambush stuff to my kids.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller