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adverb

technically

CEFR B2

according to the strict facts or rules; also, in terms of skill or method

In a sentence

Six example sentences with technically, each labelled with its topic.

  • The lease had technically expired at midnight, though both sides kept behaving as if nothing had changed for another year.

    Law

  • Tomatoes are technically a fruit, since they grow from the flower and carry the seeds, whatever the grocer's shelf says.

    Science

  • Her recording is technically superb, every run even and every pedal change clean, yet it never quite sings.

    Music

  • It was technically a travel, though the referee let the move go because the crowd had already started cheering.

    Basketball

  • The company was technically solvent, since its assets exceeded its debts on paper even as the cash ran out.

    Finance

  • The portrait is technically flawless, every hair rendered, and yet the sitter looks like nobody in particular.

    Art

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