basically

Example Sentences

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I have been asking them to provide accounting, but they are basically saying that was my mother’s business and they can’t disclose her last statement to me.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

“In the age of AI, if you don’t have the right talent and the right technology, basically you’re going to become irrelevant very soon,” Sadoun said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

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

From Salon • May 16, 2026

“She undergoes basically a spa treatment every Tuesday.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The back section was basically a large container – perhaps the kind of thing you might move cattle in.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler