Definition: 1. Almost. 2. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely.
Use 'practically' in a sentence:
1. The comedy Bringing Up Baby, on the other hand, presents practically non-stop dialogue delivered at breakneck speed.
2. Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands.
3. The shelves are practically groaning under the weight of all those books, don't we remove a few of them?
4. After all, true vitamin deficiencies are practically unheard of in industrialized countries.
5. While many of these statements might be true, they are practically impossible to prove scientifically.
6. He closed up when he found he knew practically nothing about the subject under discussion.
7. He solved the problem very practically.
8. This of course created a new problem: dirt practically buried the first floors of every building in Chicago.
9. Practically unheard of a generation ago, the discounts have become a routine part of many businesses—as common as color televisions in motel rooms and free coffee on airliners.
10. There is a place in London that supplies practically everything for left-handed people.
11. My knowledge of the subject is practically nil.
12. I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking.
13. I've got practically every CD they've made.
14. I've practically finished the ironing.
15. It sounds like a good idea, but I don't think it will work practically.
16. It rained practically all night.
17. Practically everything that's advertised for children is unhealthy processed foods.
18. She's practically always late for school.
19. Fortunately, it is possible to incorporate an altimeter in the system and practically eliminate this difficulty entirely.
20. You'd have to be practically on your deathbed before the doctor would come and see you!
21. As a result, practically every aspect of the body form and function of these swimming "machines" is adapted to enhance their ability to swim.
22. There is practically no difference.
23. By the 1920s, wolves had practically disappeared from the Yellowstone area.
24. The planet was practically covered in ice just a few thousand years ago.
25. They are clamoring for the mother's attention, sort of squeaking and practically saying—don't forget about me!
26. Japan was to remain the world's biggest producer of raw silk, and practically the only major exporter of raw silk, until the 1970s.
27. Practically every film he made was nominated for an Oscar.
28. I step on the scales practically every morning.
29. You know I've practically spent my entire budget for this semester.
30. He'd known the old man practically all his life.
31. His writings are practically all scattered and lost.
32. We all knew by then that the affair was practically over.
33. The first division was practically wiped out in the battle.
34. Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent.
35. Bacteria are active practically everywhere.
36. Practically every movie he made was nominated for an Oscar.
37. Food itself is friendlier: you notice more comfort food, a truce between chef and patron that is easier to enjoy now that you can get a table practically anywhere.
38. The condition is practically unknown outside psychiatry clinics.
39. Hospital beds were scarce and medicines were practically non-existent.
40. His knowledge of the subject is practically nil/ zero.
41. The show has been running for over ten years, and some of the actors are practically global super stars.
42. Practically speaking, we can't afford it.
43. I meet famous people practically every day.
44. There's practically no difference between the two options.
45. My essay is practically finished now.
46. The course is more practically based than the Masters degree.
47. The theatre was practically empty.
48. The British are not famed for their philosophy and tend to be more practically minded.
49. The course is more practically based than the master's degree.
50. Right, and practically everything that's advertised for children is unhealthy processed foods.
