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
• The final day of that search caused the Boston area to essentially grind to a halt.
  — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• By the time he was found, with his boat long gone, Logan said the man was essentially strapped to the cooler.
  — Luke Barr, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024
• On the next snap, the Seahawks jumped offside, essentially giving the Rams a free shot at the end zone.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
• Right, and that's essentially why Swift did it as well.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
• The insert is essentially a second layer of the playpen that keeps the baby higher than the floor of the playpen.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Dec. 2023
• Of those seats, 34% have essentially been filled before the polls have even closed.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
• The main reason is that art fairs are essentially built for them.
  — Vulture, 5 June 2023
• 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
• The thought came to her while processing that his death was essentially caused by a $20 bill.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 Aug. 2023
• Rhaenyra was essentially slapped in the face by Alicent, in her point of view.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024
• Next to the reservoir is the new 6,500-acre stormwater treatment area (STA), essentially a big marsh, which cleans the water.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
• And not a moment too soon, given that the start of the NFL’s league year and the opening of free agency is essentially only a week away.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2023
• From there, build things up by essentially making out with their nub, Dr. Nolan says.
  — Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 June 2024
• And rather than pushing up on the guard to force him off the line, Towns laid back, and White buried what was essentially a wide-open look from deep to trim Chicago’s deficit to just two.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2024
• Since her time studying at the Bauhaus in the 1920s, her work essentially merged traditional craft and fine art.
  — Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 13 Apr. 2023
• Harden is a 10-time All-Star but essentially forced his way with trades out of Houston and Brooklyn.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 29 June 2023
• Saban, essentially, doesn’t want the headache that comes with Depth Chart Monday.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• When the mower blades are dull, the lawn mower is forced to work harder to essentially break through every bit of grass, putting more stress on the engine.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Sep. 2024
• If smaller and smaller groups of people can wield state-like power, that is essentially the risk of the coming wave.
  — Gideon Lichfield, WIRED, 16 Aug. 2023
• Forget the food and drinks for a minute and think about the location, which is essentially a resort retreat off of Halsey in Troutdale.
  — oregonlive, 29 June 2023
• Irene and Debra pray over a pool of wine ― since the school was once a winery, and the red stuff gets spilled during the religious melee ― and essentially turn it into the blood of Christ.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023
• The race is essentially tied in polls and is likely to remain close until election day.
  — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
• The Pin comes in three colors that have fancy names but are essentially black all around, black with silver edges, and white with silver edges.
  — WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
• Pistons unable to rally from poor start A 23-5 Spurs run in the first quarter essentially put the game away early.
  — Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
• The wording differed slightly, but the message was essentially the same.
  — Nbc Los Angeles, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
• If Groenewald and co-authors are correct, the trace fossils could essentially be a day in the life of the temnospondyl that created them.
  — Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
• This essentially matched the $22.6-million launch of the original.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
• Thirty seconds later, the train arrived at the next station and essentially all the passengers left the train car.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
• Those tariffs could essentially blow up the North American trade pact that Trump’s team negotiated during his initial term.
  — Josh Boak, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024