How to Use virtually in a Sentence

virtually

adverb

• The stadium was virtually empty by the time the game ended.
• That illness is virtually unknown in this area.
• We spent virtually all day shopping.
• I remember virtually everything he said.
• Agnes virtually wills her back to life.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
• The Padres have virtually no shot at a first-round bye.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
• At first, the star virtually called on famous chefs to help teach her how to cook.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• But as of last month, there had still been virtually no movement on that front.
  — Katie Tarasov,kristina Partsinevelos, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
• At higher ends of the scale, virtually no sound comes through.
  — Dan Roe, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023
• That would virtually spell the end of the video coaches and the iPads.
  — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
• As there is virtually zero crime on the island, there are no room keys or locks on the doors here.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
• This was a collapse by the Bears on virtually all fronts.
  — Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
• Its not easy spoofing a genre that virtually spoofs itself these days.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 June 2026
• An email, virtually out of the blue, from a bona fide movie star—who wouldn’t be excited?
  — Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
• Bookends never seem to go to waste in a booklover’s home, and they can be used on virtually any shelf or desk.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
• Signs point to a virtually coast-to-coast event, with a sprawling heat dome that could exist for a week or more.
  — Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
• That is virtually certain to lead to a lighter sentence.
  — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
• The slices at the new Scarr’s are virtually the same as at the old, which is a thrill, and a relief.
  — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2023
• There is still virtually no meat of any kind available for purchase in the markets.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
• The was virtually no change at the top of the major college baseball polls.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 2 May 2022
• The next set includes items that virtually all telcos will build in the medium term.
  — Chris Menier, Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022
• Even with that stat, the odds of both teams scoring in the semifinal are virtually a toss-up.
  — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 12 July 2026
• The chances of them spreading those diseases at that point virtually goes down to zero.
  — Rashad Williams, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
• What happened to you, that you were virtually attacked with a bad ruling from court.
  — Haris Alic, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
• There is virtually no known instance of air strikes alone forcing regime change anywhere in the world.
  — Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
• There seems to be virtually no role on the baseball field that Ohtani cannot seize and excel in.
  — Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
• Unlike past crises, there are virtually no signs of a black market for dollars.
  — Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
• Its ease of use means team adoption is fast and requires virtually no training.
  — Rebecca Lazar, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2025
• Those words have been virtually ingrained in the players’ heads.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2025
• The app works with virtually any Mac app that supports a text cursor.
  — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 June 2026