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The sentence "That is basically true" is correct and usable in written English
You can use the phrase when summing up a statement or observation with a broad truth. For example, "I'd heard that the new cafe was expensive, but that's basically true of all cafes in this area."
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You may cry "fear of commitment," or "quarter-life crisis," or just "stupid cunt"—but I think in doing so you'd be ignoring something that is basically true.
That is basically true, yet it is not quite as extreme a contrast as we think.
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As Tim Cushing pointed out, Mr. Clapper seemed to be taking advantage of on an odd construction (you don't "record" metadata) to deny something that was basically true.
And, as Insecure Morons (that's their name) Alex Mullen and Max Azulay show in this video... yes, that's basically true. .
That's basically true; here's how it works.
"We're always hearing noises". That's basically true.
I still think that's basically true.
That's basically true, but then why don't we see a violet sky?
And that's basically true, frankly, but this would be something you could do legally.
"That's basically true," Gearhart said, "but it was not the Marine commandant, it was Gen. Lemuel Shepherd, who was in charge of all the Marines in the Pacific, including all those in Korea.
The worst thing is that this is basically true.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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