How to Use basis in a Sentence

basis

noun

• The company does not hire employees on the basis of their race, sex, age, or religion.
• In this tumultuous world, that’s not a bad basis for optimism.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024
• There was no shortage of traffic on the bases for the Brewers all afternoon.
  — Journal Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2023
• That’s how lots of guys measure themselves against their peers, and that goal serves as the basis for strength sports like powerlifting.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 11 Apr. 2023
• But, such trips require a strategic packing list to travel light and cover all the bases for what my trip itinerary must entail.
  — Erica Paige, Travel + Leisure, 12 Oct. 2024
• Parents must apply and applications will be accepted on a year-round, first-come-first-serve basis.
  — Trisha Powell Crain | [e-mail], al, 14 Apr. 2023
• The rules allowed for exceptions for material that forms the basis for reporting by news agencies.
  — Ryan Mac, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Apr. 2023
• The bedrock of the basis for business integrity and a well-functioning business marketplace is accurate record-keeping.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
• Notre Dame needs to get Dean West on the bases to disrupt the Bearcats.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
• Vest then walked Jimenez on six pitches to load the bases.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 10 Sep. 2023
• Nothing was going to stop Ice on a mad dash around the bases.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
• All three runs were charged to Morris, who left with the bases loaded and two outs.
  — Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 29 Apr. 2023
• His smooth glide around the bases after clearing the Green Monster.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
• Some of the brand’s bedding, bed bases, and pillows are included in the sale, too.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 6 Feb. 2024
• The horse hit a ball off the wall and hoofed it around the bases for an inside-the-park homer (no one went first-to-third like Mister Ed).
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Five years of fieldwork in Manchuria formed the basis of her thesis.
  — Naï Zakharia, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
• After a single and E4, BC has the bases loaded with one out.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 5 June 2023
• The Grizzlies loaded the bases in the fourth inning with no outs, but Hicks struck out the next three batters.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 14 May 2023
• The Mustangs loaded the bases with no outs and Ryan Williams plated the first run by taking a pitch to back.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2024
• When the bases are empty, the pitcher has 15 seconds to start his motion.
  — Tania Ganguli, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2023
• On an episode-by-episode basis, the third season of The Bear is as good as anything the show has ever done.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
• The Mavericks left the bases loaded in the second inning on a walk and a pair of hit batsmen.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
• The area also hosts the main bases of the Northern Fleet, including submarines.
  — Bloomberg News, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
• So even if the yield on a CD may be a bit higher, on an after-tax basis the T-bill might net you more.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 3 May 2023
• Dnipro, a large city in central Ukraine, is nowhere near the front lines and yet the conflict is felt here on a daily basis.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
• Remember to use the same card over the course of a day or week, because the caps are applied on a card-by-card basis.
  — Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
• This is a comfort to those who have so far only assumed this on a hunch basis.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• Hernandez got out of the inning with a strikeout and a groundout to leave the bases loaded for the Spartans in the top of the first inning.
  — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
• Since antlers form from the bases and grow up and out, the area around the pedicle and the main beam itself hardens first, followed by hardening of the tines, from the base to the tip.
  — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 10 Jan. 2024
• Our shoes get dragged through the mud, grass and streets on a daily basis, so dirt buildup and stains are almost inevitable.
  — Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 20 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024