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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 allows virtually all monies raised to go directly to St Jude and add to the total.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Journal Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2022
• 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
• Scotland, likewise, doesn’t cull and has virtually no infections.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
• In addition to cheering for Leonard on the sidelines both virtually and in person, the student is working on earning her bachelor’s degree in public relations and serves as the recruitment chair for her sorority, Chi Omega.
  — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 26 Jan 2025