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.
• The answer requires introspection, and should be handled on a case-by-case basis.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
• Olive oil is the basis of Portuguese cooking, whether it’s used to slow-cook salt-cod, dribbled into soups or simply soaked up with hot-from-the-oven bread.
  — Paul Ames, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
• The stores being closed include two in downturn Seattle that had already been shut on a temporary basis, leaving five in the city.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Mar. 2023
• As a precaution, the agency has sent drug manufacturers flu virus samples that could form the basis of vaccines for people.
  — Emily Anthes, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
• Schneider faces life-threatening situations on a routine basis and pressure is normal for him.
  — David Waldstein Nina Riggio, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2023
• On a per-play basis, Jones’ 6.1-yard rushing average last season was more efficient.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
• Cook County properties are reassessed on a triennial basis, meaning that one-third of the county is reassessed each year.
  — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023
• But the Pentagon doesn’t appear to have totally given up on its dream of a powered exoskeleton as the basis for an armored battlesuit just yet.
  — Jared Keller, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
• With a nine-game schedule and one division, Auburn and Florida can renew the rivalry on a biennial basis.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 6 Mar. 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
• Some folks were riding high and maybe lacked perspective on the razor-thin margin there is for success in the NFL on a weekly basis.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
• Several large companies have joined Sanofi in calling for employees to return to the office on a hybrid basis.
  — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024