How to Use virtually in a Sentence

virtually

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  • 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
  • The 2020 fest was called off along with virtually all large-scale public events that fall.
    Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 4 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Signs point to a virtually coast-to-coast event, with a sprawling heat dome that could exist for a week or more.
    Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022
  • 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
  • Spread the costs across enough people and the cost to each one of a flood occurring is virtually nothing.
    James Broughel, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • This will be Biden's second meeting, the first one was held virtually last month.
    NBC News, 14 Dec. 2023
  • It was held virtually after the start of the pandemic in 2020.
    Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 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
  • There's virtually nothing dull about how the Macan S drives.
    Basem Wasef, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Above all, many of the best and brightest in virtually every field have now fled Russia.
    David A. Andelman, CNN, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The two have now made 20 movies together, a virtually unheard-of joint body of work.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The group has spent $4.6 million on ads in the state since the primary, but virtually nothing since the end of last month, per AdImpact.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Just like that, Sony and Marvel are free to tell a story that can have virtually no ties to the previous ones.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 11 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • It will be held virtually over Zoom and cover all areas of the district.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • The impact, source, and controls are virtually unknown.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Rising cost of rents, especially on and around campuses, adds to the burden when there’s virtually no other way to get housing costs covered aside from student loans.
    Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025

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