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Discover LudwigThe phrase "practically only" is correct and usable in written English.
This phrase is usually used to emphasize that there is only a small distinction between two things. For example, "I practically only have a few dollars left to my name."
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A sea of men – practically only men – stretching to the horizon.
Of the Iranian languages of Central Asia, practically only Tajik survived.
He doesn't drink, he practically only eats vegetables, and he doesn't touch women".
D 5NITZ: We had practically only volunteers. FLOTTENRICHTER KRANZBUEHLER: Also at the time of the highest losses?
Treatment with hydrocortisone acetate inhibited tumor growth practically only in old mice in the two tumor systems.
In slalom, there is practically only one line per race course that goes fast, which is the most direct possible line".
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Oprah is on both lists, but she's practically the only one.
But it is also practically the only area of security policy where Bush retains some lingering public support.
But their identities were practically the only thing she has decided not to reveal.
"You're practically the only person staying here".
The bandleader was practically the only African-American there.
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