basic details
Example Sentences
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She learned that to build a durable peace and move forward from violence, there has to be an agreement on the basic details of what happened.
From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026
How Microsoft has managed to avoid disclosing such basic details is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
They start with the most basic details — “Where am I?” for example — and evolve into increasingly specific queries until they form an inverse triangle brimming with insight he’s deciphered on his own.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024
In the memo, prosecutors portrayed the former informant, Alexander Smirnov, 43, as a serial liar incapable of telling the truth about even the most basic details of his own life.
From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024
“Right. So what do you actually know about this person you apparently have a massive crush on and know zero basic details about?”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
