basically

Example Sentences

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“He basically is in a totally different dimension from the rest of the world, and that’s how he gets things done.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In the kitchen, I check out Tūtū’s wooden ladle, but it’s basically an oversized spoon and I made one of those already.

From Literature

“I worked with the guys in the Offspring, we threw around ideas together, and I told them they could basically do whatever they wanted. I’m really excited for fans to see it,” Dostal said.

From Los Angeles Times

"The complaint basically ... raises the same grounds as the previous complaint, just much condensed and streamlined."

From Barron's

"And Prime Minister Takaichi is basically running on the popularity that she received being the first female prime minister and also being successful at diplomacy."

From BBC