virtually
adverb
vir·tu·al·ly
ˈvər-chə-wə-lē 
-chə-lē;
ˈvərch-wə-lē
1
a
: almost entirely : nearly
The project is virtually complete.
Virtually every applicant was overqualified for the job.
b
: for all practical purposes
She was virtually unknown prior to starring in the film.
It is virtually impossible to know the truth of the matter.
2
: by means of a computer or computer network : in a virtual location
The meeting is being held virtually.
They did all their shopping virtually.
Examples of virtually in a Sentence
We spent virtually all day shopping.
The stadium was virtually empty by the time the game ended.
I remember virtually everything he said.
That illness is virtually unknown in this area.
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Turns out Clark played virtually the entire season with a right foot injury that slowed him throughout and needed to be surgically repaired in January.
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
One weekend in 1986, on a jaunt in a rented cabin with her soon-to-be-ex-lover, Alison Bechdel, a virtually unknown cartoonist in her twenties living in the Twin Cities, had an anxiety attack.
—Charlie Tyson, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Royals’ status as last in MLB in home runs and second-to-last in runs scored virtually had been offsetting their stellar pitching and left them a precarious 31-29 entering the game Tuesday.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Under its most extreme interpretation, the theory suggests the president, as chief executive, has virtually unlimited power to control the actions of executive branch agencies.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
One weekend in 1986, on a jaunt in a rented cabin with her soon-to-be-ex-lover, Alison Bechdel, a virtually unknown cartoonist in her twenties living in the Twin Cities, had an anxiety attack.
—Charlie Tyson, New Yorker, 4 June 2025
Meanwhile, the Royals’ status as last in MLB in home runs and second-to-last in runs scored virtually had been offsetting their stellar pitching and left them a precarious 31-29 entering the game Tuesday.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
Under its most extreme interpretation, the theory suggests the president, as chief executive, has virtually unlimited power to control the actions of executive branch agencies.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
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“Virtually.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/virtually. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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