Sentence examples for basically picking from inspiring English sources

"Right now, you're basically picking money off the ground," Mr. Mulholland said.

"They are basically picking the most sensitive issue in current Turkish and regional politics simply to attract an audience, in a masculine tale full of action".

"We are basically picking up the trend coming out of Europe, which is sovereign credit risk-oriented," said Keith B. Hembre, the chief economist and chief investment strategist at First American Funds.

"It's basically picking your job," said Albert Serrano, 45, an Atlantic driver for the past 13 years who ranked No. 560 among 1,700 drivers at last summer's pick.

Speaking of which, your humble servant expressed doubt about private equity and how it could keep making super returns by basically picking up a penny on the sidewalk, shining it up and selling it for a nickel, and then the next guy does the same and sells it for a dime.

You might offend your friends since you're basically picking him over them.

They sent me three tracks and I basically picked the one I thought would be best.

"He said, 'I basically picked you because I thought you could help me govern,' " Ryan said.

I just basically picked one out of the hat and put them on the website.

"The rules basically pick the winners and losers," he said, with the winners being the big banks.

The chat shows of the era – Wogan and Aspel, basically – picked from a familiar pool of safe mid-1980s TV faces.