How to Use technically in a Sentence

technically

adverb

• Page Six's source said on June 24 that the two were technically on a break.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 16 July 2022
• My cat is the 'star' of the show, technically, due to his obsession with the dogs.
  — Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 25 May 2025
• But more than a dozen states still technically have those laws on the books.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 23 May 2022
• This one is technically a reboot of the 2014 film of the same name, based on the series by Richelle Mead.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
• Yes, these are technically slippers, but the platform sole gives them the look of a stylish clog.
  — Nykia Spradley, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2024
• With that in mind, Morbius isn’t technically part of the MCU.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 22 Mar. 2022
• His first, last April, was not technically a State of the Union address.
  — Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2022
• This is, technically speaking, not the end of the road for Trump on this matter.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 2 Dec. 2022
• Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are technically still in the playoff mix.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2022
• And this isn't even the first time she's technically been Selina.
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2022
• Right tackle Patrick Mekari had been the most technically sound of the group but has missed the past two games with a high ankle sprain.
  — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 16 Nov. 2021
• If the Steelers win in Week 17, both teams will technically still be alive in the playoff race.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
• Each episode is technically two weeks apart, a month apart at times.
  — Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 8 Nov. 2022
• Rhodes then pulled off a move that was technically banned – the piledriver.
  — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
• There isn’t even, technically, a name for the rivalry ... but does there need to be?
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
• The new treatments are technically not a cure in the same way a bone marrow transplant would be.
  — Dr. Darien Sutton-Ramsey, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2023
• The set starts at No. 21, which is a solid showing for a project that isn’t technically new.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
• Denver is technically on the losing side of the ledger.
  — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 17 May 2024
• LaVine technically was a free agent, for about 18 hours.
  — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 1 July 2022
• The two-door 500e technically seats four, but rear legroom is a rumor more than a feature.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr. 2024
• The block where the monastery sits is technically part of Brooklyn’s 75th Precinct, which has some of the highest violent crime rates in the city.
  — Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2023
• While Day of the Dead is technically one day, Mercado notes that the name of the holiday is a bit of a misnomer.
  — Samantha Leal, refinery29.com, 1 Nov. 2023
• And maybe in that case, one of Jimmy’s many bad actions is not technically a crime.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Aug. 2022
• The learning curve to grow such a big fruit (yes, pumpkins are technically fruit) was steep.
  — Olivia Bucks | For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
• The Red Sox keep building out their outfield bleachers and the area around the ballpark — which is technically part of it now.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
• For the technically minded, there is research to be done.
  — Yiren Lu, New York Times, 31 May 2023
• The weekend is technically still here, but the end is looming.
  — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
• This will technically be the third wedding for the couple.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 22 May 2022
• Other judicial rulings have required her to re-open the flow of payments for those networks, which are technically not-for-profits.
  — David Folkenflik, NPR, 26 Aug. 2025
• The bacteria does not technically eat tissue like screwworms do.
  — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025