essentially

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless, Page will essentially have the best of both worlds between the two dwellings.

From MarketWatch

Three weeks earlier I put the same question to former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, who essentially ducked, saying the question made him uncomfortable.

From The Wall Street Journal

“These are just fact witnesses, eyewitnesses, essentially,” Robertson said.

From Los Angeles Times

A Buy at Blair essentially means the broker expects the stock to outperform the market.

From Barron's

Songwriting is essentially about compression, how economical you can be with your words and phrases and sentences.

From Salon