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adverb

virtually

CEFR B2

in essence or effect but not in fact

In a sentence

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

  • With the founder holding eighty percent of the shares, she virtually owns the company whatever the board minutes say.

    Finance

  • Leading by thirty with two minutes left, the visitors had virtually won, though the clock refused to hurry.

    Basketball

  • The two prints are virtually identical, and only the tiny date stamp in the corner tells you which came first.

    Photography

  • With the count at ninety percent and a lead of forty thousand, the race was virtually over before midnight.

    Politics

  • Virtually all of the island's food arrives by ship, so a single week of storms sends prices climbing.

    Economics

  • The clause is virtually unenforceable, since it asks tenants to prove a negative that no court has ever accepted.

    Law

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