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Examples of practically in a Sentence
The room's ceiling was so low that we practically had to crawl.
I talk to him practically everyday.
The project is practically complete.
Football is practically a religion in some places.
Practically speaking, Alaska is too far to go for just a few days.
Recent Examples of practically from the Web
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Staff File Photo Earnhardt Sr. practically owned Darlington throughout his Hall of Fame career, winning nine different Cup races there.
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But, practically speaking, China has already found the perfect level of control.
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The influx of higher incomes has brought new businesses to the neighborhoods, which have practically all settled in renovated buildings.
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According to Kopelman, cases of total memory loss of the sort often seen in movies is practically unknown.
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Practically speaking, if Sessions resigns or Trump fires him, his replacement could temporarily skirt the confirmation process if Trump makes the appointment during a congressional recess.
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This is another one of those ticky-tacky, below-the-radar issues that may sound like a nonprescription substitute for Ambien but is, practically speaking, super important—especially in the Age of Trump.
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Unfortunately, the benefits were practically impossible to quantify and the FAA was scant on releasing any other information regarding statistics related to public safety.
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The classic Meg Laughlin story was hard to report, harder to write, a treat to read, and practically guaranteed to cause the editor trying to get it into the paper agita.
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First Known Use of practically
1571
practically Synonyms
Synonyms
about, all but, borderline, fair [chiefly British], fairly, feckly [chiefly Scottish], more or less, most, much, near, nearly, next to, nigh, almost, somewhere, virtually, well-nighRelated Words
appreciably, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly; kind of, partially, partly, somewhatNear Antonyms
absolutely, altogether, completely, entirely, fully, plain, plumb [chiefly dialect], quite, thoroughly; totally, utterly, well, wholly; barely, hardly, scarcelyPRACTICALLY Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of practically for English Language Learners
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: almost or nearly
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: in a way that is reasonable or logical : in a practical way
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