Sentence examples for practically still from inspiring English sources

"Part of the population is practically still socially comatose," he said.

"It's a blessing," she said, both arms heavy with gifts as she emerged in the blinking lights of Broadway, practically still at 5 a.m.

"His biography of Salisbury is magisterial and his book on Halifax, which was written while he was practically still an undergraduate, remains the standard work," says Michael Howard, retired regius professor of modern history at Oxford University.

But perhaps the wunderkind of British theatre, who was directing home-grown stars like Judi Dench when he was practically still in short trousers is, once again, one step ahead of the pack.

In 1939, when screenwriters were practically still using quill pens, the following movies were among those nominated for best picture: "Gone With the Wind," "The Wizard of Oz," "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," "Wuthering Heights" and "Stagecoach," and that's not even the whole list.

Of course, as touched upon last week in this post by Michael Booth, and ignoring all of the above the best summer beer in the world is an ice cold Mythos served in a frosted glass on a hot Greek beach, preferably with calamari so fresh it's practically still swimming (inside a lemon-squirted batter bathing suit).

However, cars as a technology practically stood still for the car kids' formative stages.

Middle linebacker Mason Foster  practically stood still while diagnosing slow-developing run plays, basically turning himself into a blocking dummy.

The official assessment was, "Not bad, but practically this still means that you are not taking full advantage of your potential".

"The Body Artist" (2001) is barely longer than "Point Omega" and opens with a breakfast scene that is practically a still life.

Against the background of these changes, my world is practically standing still: There is little difference between the camp barracks on the Chinese border where I spent the first part of my term and my current barracks on the Finnish border.