Sentence examples for technically means to from inspiring English sources

To clone, technically, means to copy.

Under an EU agreement made last summer, the refugees are technically meant to be relocated to other countries in Europe – but so far the EU's members have failed to live up to their promise.

Punitive military action is technically meant to signal that the United States and its allies will not tolerate the use of chemical weapons, which is considered a war crime in violation of international treaties.

Needless to say, Britannia ruled the waves – even the ones they weren't technically meant to fight in (*Belgrano*) – and Galtieri's reign came to an end.

The FY 2016 Overseas Contingency Operations OCOO) budget — a fund technically meant to cover incremental costs of conflicts overseas — is $50.9 billion, a decrease of $13.3 billion from last year.

Laws are technically meant to come from the legislature, so he is leaving it up to legislators, out of respect for the system, to take the initiative from start to finish.

It might seem weird that "stuck" was a trade term, but according to the Online Etymology Dictionary, this use of the past participle adjective of the word "stick" didn't technically mean "unable to go any further" until 1885.

There are a lot of things we want to do in life that we're "technically" not meant to do.

The ideal Norwegian vacation is to go to Syden, which technically means "the south" but encompasses any sunny paradise that fits certain criteria.

Just moving a file from one place to another technically means a copy has been made.

A cheaper Pound technically means lower costs; it's easier to raise money abroad; and easier to sell your startup.