basically

Example Sentences

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He told BBC's 5 Live Drive that the statement "basically changes nothing" as the implicit threat of mines remain.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The federal government’s response was urgently needed, he said, “to basically stem the crisis for a year.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“If you look across all of these funds, they are basically in the same companies, the Andurils, the Anthropics, the OpenAIs,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“Once again, stocks are basically expressing their view that the war in the Persian Gulf is all but over,” writes Interactive Brokers Chief Strategist Steve Sosnick.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Autumn is hard of hearing; she has postlingual hearing loss in both ears, which basically means that she experienced her hearing loss after she learned how to talk.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer