basically

Example Sentences

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And so, I’m basically just collecting these moments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Freedom of navigation, Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni told journalists, means "basically no payment or toll whatsoever".

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Both leads are basically likable but unfortunately blank, Ms. Bailey especially, though they look suitably attractive when showered by sprinklers in vineyards full of luscious grapes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"Doctors have basically said now there's nothing else we can do because I'm so young, they can't do any more surgery," the McDonald's shift manager told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

“I’d like to study botany. Which is basically a fancy way of saying plant science.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy