How to Use essentially in a Sentence

essentially

adverb

• The Fish chose to run it back with essentially the same team.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2024
• But there are those of us that got the chance to travel and to essentially fly.
  — Jason Parham, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
• Our revenue that was done was essentially in the span of five months.
  — Allison Smith, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
• But essentially that's the root of it.
  — CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
• The main reason is that art fairs are essentially built for them.
  — Vulture, 5 June 2023
• The net tally of seats gained and lost was essentially a wash.
  — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
• From this point on, the process is essentially the same for all the formats.
  — David English, PC Magazine, 30 Mar. 2026
• The new rules essentially say nothing flammable can be in that zone.
  — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
• Gas turbines are essentially sold out for the next five years.
  — Delaney Nolan, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
• Democrats, Schnur said, are essentially back to square one.
  — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
• Ricky essentially is the leader of the pack.
  — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
• His check is essentially maxed out by design.
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
• The fight essentially played out in that manner.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
• The fight essentially played out in that manner.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• The fight essentially played out in that manner.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• Boots essentially take a clog and add a long nylon neck that can be cinched tight around the lower calf.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
• Gulutzan, for one, expects to have essentially the same group back in the fall.
  — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• Whether the star player is risked for this game, which essentially means nothing, is yet to be seen.
  — Ben Church, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
• Today, now that calls are essentially free, many people would rather text than talk.
  — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
• Since the start of the year, the company’s stock has essentially tripled.
  — Mark Dee may 27, Idaho Statesman, 27 May 2026
• That moment is essentially what that is.
  — Art De Roché, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
• Of those seats, 34% have essentially been filled before the polls have even closed.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
• That's essentially the story of cannabis in the past 20 years.
  — Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
• But most are essentially desserts in disguise.
  — Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2025
• The final day of that search caused the Boston area to essentially grind to a halt.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• Selling short and put options are essentially bets that a stock will go lower.
  — Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 May 2026
• That’s essentially free money that helps your savings grow faster.
  — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
• That share is essentially the same as in 2020.
  — Benjamin F. Henwood, Fortune, 12 June 2026
• That, essentially, would be a full reset.
  — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 17 June 2026
• Of course the idea of earning more money to do, essentially, the same job elsewhere has crossed his mind.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 June 2023