How to Use essentially in a Sentence

essentially

adverb

• This immersion blender is essentially a small, handheld magic wand.
  — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 4 Nov. 2024
• Players can sometimes see, which response will advance the plot, but sometimes what to do next gets lost in the gameplay, and players have to essentially test every interaction to get ahead.
  — Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Mercedes’s new feature comes during a time when the world of ChatGPT is essentially the wild west.
  — Michelle Cheng, Quartz, 16 June 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024