- present participle of base.
basing
Example Sentences
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It’s already reflected in stock prices, and investors gain no advantage when basing their stock selections on it.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 4, 2026
Israel is one of the locations being considered for basing, according to two of the officials.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
She has been a major figure in Burnham's Makerfield campaign, basing herself in the constituency, and is line for a big cabinet job.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The Pentagon chief said the move was also aimed at ensuring US "access, basing and overflight are clearly delineated and assured" after some European imposed restrictions on US forces during the Iran war.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The only real difference was that instead of basing their numbers on 60 as the Babylonians did, the Mayans had a vigesimal, base-20 system that had the remnants of an earlier base-10 system in it.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
