pretty much

Example Sentences

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“It happened on ‘Dream Scenario,’ I thought to myself, ‘I’ve done what I pretty much wanted to do in terms of film performance. How am I going to stay interested?’

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

“I think the case is pretty much over,” Carl Tobias, a law professor at the University of Richmond, told Barron’s, despite Musk’s planned appeal.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

You’re doing pretty much everything by the book.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“I’m a hard worker who pretty much never takes sick days.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Sure, a lot of the stuff looked older, but so was pretty much everything in Seven’s house.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega