How to Use basis in a Sentence
basis
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Tatis knows how to steal bases.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
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Volpe scored twice and stole two bases.
—Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 1 June 2026
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The bases have their own police force and courts.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Feb. 2026
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Who thinks of that spot on a weekly basis?
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2025
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Littell loaded the bases with one out in the fourth.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Ten of his last 13 hits have been for extra bases.
—CBS News, 23 June 2026
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The first three were singles that loaded the bases.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
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Money saved by closing these bases could be put to good use here.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Mack then walked with the bases loaded to bring in the first of six runs in the fifth.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
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Seating is on a first-come basis.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Seating is on a first-come basis.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
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Items run on a space available basis.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Items run on a space available basis.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
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Items run on a space available basis.
—Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Seating is on a first-come basis.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Items run on a space available basis.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Brock was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 7-1.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
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Still, some electoral pacts have been made on a case-by-case basis.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
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This version covers all those bases.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 11 May 2026
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Trout played 22 games in right and then hurt his knee while running the bases.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
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Walks to three of the first four batters set them up with the bases loaded and one out.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026
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Some of the housing on the military bases is very nice.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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To keep the bulbs upright, their bases are hot-glued to small tart pans lined with pebbles.
—Miranda Crowell, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Feb. 2026
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Rojas was hit by Bernardino’s third pitch to load the bases.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
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What Nishida will do is steal some bases when they are needed.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
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That brought Vargas up with the bases loaded.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
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Check in with your team on a regular basis.
—Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
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And these cases may very well be dismissed on that basis.
—ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
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Yes, silver is cheaper than gold on a per-ounce basis.
—Sharon Wu, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
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The crowd that comes here and jumps on a frequent basis is super stealthy.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 13 Oct. 2025
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