Sentence examples for essentially were from inspiring English sources

The 16 coaches essentially were spokesmen for their universities' athletic agendas.

In the prior administration the oil and gas industry essentially were the kings of the world.

"The magic that happened for S.C.L. in America was that the Republicans at that stage essentially were a third-rate country," the employee said.

This could be powerful in itself: Gianfranco Gorgoni's famous photographs of the "Spiral Jetty" in Artforum essentially were the "Spiral Jetty" for most people.

This decision from New York, that we essentially were not going to compete on the biggest story on earth, rubbed against my every journalistic instinct.

The reforms essentially were no more than efforts to restore the inherited system of government and society that had operated successfully in the past.

"It will essentially be relabeling".

The answer, essentially, is to be "exceptional".

"That door has essentially been shut".

Monthly premium charges will essentially be unchanged.

The rockets, however, have essentially been stilled.