virtually

Example Sentences

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“There’s never been a winter like this, where we had virtually no precipitation, very little snow, very little rain. We count on that snowpack from the mountains,” he said.

From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026

Physical encyclopedias and textbooks were rendered virtually useless.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

Given that Gonez has virtually invisible opposition and Melvoin has his own donor base, “the level of outside spending seen in prior marquee races was simply not necessary,” McGinity said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Whoever they sign, they will hope their recruitment is more successful than virtually all the players they have tried in Carrick's favoured position since he joined from Tottenham for £18.6m in July 2006.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

I am virtually out of water, but the water Ti Jean and Farmer are carrying is unfiltered—they have both built up an immunity to local microorganisms—so they advise me not to drink it.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French