How to Use basically in a Sentence

basically

adverb

• Why did this have to be basically just you and Chuck Schumer in the room?
  — ABC News, 31 July 2022
• And of course, in our high schools, the numbers are basically the same.
  — NBC News, 5 Feb. 2023
• And then of course, the courts are basically right-wing.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 20 Jan. 2025
• Jews were basically banned from the city in 1941, forced to live in a ghetto.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 17 May 2023
• This is basically a must win for one of these teams to stay in the playoff chase.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 16 Sep. 2022
• She was basically not allowed to have a lab with the men.
  — Ashraya Gupta, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2023
• The sponsor plays a key role and is basically a partner of the event.
  — Bruce Martin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
• The new structures were basically built from the ruins of the old ones.
  — Demetrios Ioannou, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Aug. 2024
• Quinn goes by the name Julius McCabe now, and is basically the top boss.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
• Your face and the concrete are basically close friends at that point.
  — Spin Staff, SPIN, 5 June 2023
• Or the feeds basically went out and they could be captured by clients.
  — Michael Calore, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
• You’re basically brought in as the savior of this project.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2022
• So basically, applying SPF on the scalp with a focus to the part is not a step to be skipped.
  — Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2024
• And that was basically a stent going up into the brain to pull out a blood clot.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 24 Jan. 2024
• And, of course, Halestorm ranks as a highlight on basically any bill.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• These are basically times that display the same number on the clock.
  — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 15 June 2023
• And so in this case, basically the viewer becomes the heart.
  — Janell Ross, Time, 21 Jan. 2023
• That’s basically where the NBA is right now, with teams starting to approach the 20-game mark.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 22 Nov. 2022
• One of the hazards of long-term sweater wear is pilling — basically the age spots of fabric.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• These are basically sticks most people would throw in the green bin, but Kochi doesn’t see it that way.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
• The sweet-sounding name is basically a way to say a tattooing of the lips—but don’t let that scare you.
  — Kirbie Johnson, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2022
• Later, Biden held a call with mega-donors and basically told them to buzz off.
  — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2024
• But by the end of the day Wall Street's ultimate verdict seemed to be that things are basically fine.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 8 Jan. 2024
• And by the way, this bill has basically about 50/50 support.
  — NBC News, 10 Apr. 2022
• Some of these sows are basically caged for the majority of their breeding life — years — and are about the size of a black bear.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
• But this player isn’t in the portal right now, and this sort of thing is basically trying to coax them to enter it.
  — Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
• Qatar basically bought Trump a plane.
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2026
• And basically you’re allowed to not work for a while and spend down your accrual of points and still get coverage.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
• The Nasdaq ended the day basically flat.
  — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
• Oval face shapes have the advantage of being able to compliment basically any bangs style.
  — Nicole Catanese, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026