your basic
Example Sentences
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“I’m so honored to stand with all of you who are fighting for your basic rights as workers,” Raman told the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The Federal Reserve also matches contributions up to 5% of your basic pay — dollar-for-dollar on the first 3% and 50 cents on the dollar for the next 2%.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
It is, in short, your basic “High School Musical”-“Glee”-“Smash”-“Waiting for Guffman”-type community-theater situation comedy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
So if your basic goal is to figure out who's loyal and who's not, you need to push a narrative that is against a large number of people's basic way of understanding things.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025
“That’s way too serious for me—I’m your basic fun lover.”
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
