essentially

Example Sentences

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In Los Angeles, London and others cities, people showed up in what were essentially street parties before Iranian diplomatic missions.

From Los Angeles Times

The town is essentially a sunny place, full of mostly sunny people, to all appearances, a typical comedy hamlet.

From Los Angeles Times

That designation essentially bars Anthropic from doing business with the government, as well as stopping other defense contractors from using Anthropic technology.

From Barron's

It’s essentially the difference between book smarts and street smarts.

From MarketWatch

The city should also establish a new position, chief financial officer, which would essentially be a title change for what is now called the city administrative officer, the commission recommended.

From Los Angeles Times