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.
• 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
• At first, the star virtually called on famous chefs to help teach her how to cook.
  — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 28 Nov. 2023
• Board meetings are open to the public and held virtually on the second Wednesday of the month.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
• Within a day, the cows were back at sea, where virtually no one could know, or smell, their plight.
  — Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
• At higher ends of the scale, virtually no sound comes through.
  — Dan Roe, Popular Mechanics, 14 Feb. 2023
• In the show, Hyacinth is a smart and opinionated young girl, virtually the same as in the books.
  — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 13 June 2024
• The list of films available virtually can be found here.
  — Justin L. MacK, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
• An email, virtually out of the blue, from a bona fide movie star—who wouldn’t be excited?
  — Charles Isherwood, WSJ, 17 Feb. 2023
• Each of the folks who collaborated to forge a deal get their share of the fees virtually the day the checks arrive.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 July 2023
• This will be Biden's second meeting, the first one was held virtually last month.
  — NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
• In the event, the figure was a paper gain of about $5 billion for him, virtually pure profit.
  — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
• It was edited over five years from 230 hours of footage and virtually no archival images.
  — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2024
• The laws in place for the handling all of that brain data are virtually non-existent.
  — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2024
• In layman's terms: This puppy can wash away all sorts of gunk — from rust to mud to mildew — with virtually no problem.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• This was very much the case for Raspe’s novel, as his Munchausen was based on a still-living person with virtually the same name.
  — Rosemary Counter, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2024
• Majors has appeared once in court virtually in May and once in person, on June 20, with Good at his side.
  — Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Aug. 2023
• There were virtually no Black writers or artists at EC, and today that’s changed.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
• The sessions may be held virtually, rather than in person.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2023
• The gas that’s piped into your house is virtually all methane.
  — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2023
• The artifacts are, by and large, from my own archive, as is virtually every LP, EP, and 45.
  — Lily Moayeri, Spin, 5 Oct. 2023
• Since the Ravens are in the playoffs and don’t play until next week, the Chargers were able to interview Monken, doing so virtually.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• In fact, there was virtually no flu season in the northern hemisphere.
  — Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2023
• According to the firm, the apartment complex is now virtually sold out.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2023
• Further, Google minimized the bezels across all three phones, which means their faces are virtually all screen.
  — Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 13 Aug. 2024
• The disease causes the immune system to go rogue in a way that can strike virtually any organ in the body, but when and where is maddeningly elusive.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
• Giuliani’s lawyer asked for a delay or that he be allowed to appear virtually, citing a contractual commitment to host a live radio broadcast in the evening.
  — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Nov 2024