basically

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • May 16, 2026

"We're basically swimming in other people's poo," she says, before taking a quick dip.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

“She undergoes basically a spa treatment every Tuesday.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

The dish, made of browned ground beef, rice and basically whatever else you have on hand, has inspired hundreds of posts since January.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It was basically the same as my old phone, but with the new heavy-duty case Grandma had insisted I buy, it felt about three times as big; I could barely get my hand around it.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows