How to Use base in a Sentence

base

1 of 3 noun
Definition of basenext
Synonyms for basenext
  • There may be rot in the roots or at the base of the tree.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This one is just 2 feet tall, and the base of the tree comes wrapped in a fun red bag.
    — Carly Totten, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The base is about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego.
    — Elizabeth Maline, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Add trim pieces to the base of the pole box, with the shorter pieces inside the longer pieces.
    — Lucy Fitzgerald, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Cream cheese: The base of the cheesecake for a rich, creamy texture.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2023
  • And on the sixth day, Elly De La Cruz reached base four times.
    — Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 11 June 2023
  • The bolts that are used to attach the seat to the base have the potential to become loose.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Wrap the extra string around the foam base and set it with a double knot.
    — Gia Yetikyel, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The wood base has a rustic feel and the plastic lid will stop any dust or pests.
    — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Choose from 12 sizes, two of which have a contour to go around the base of your toilet.
    — Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Fresh breadcrumbs: The base of the stuffing, fresh breadcrumbs are light and fluffy.
    — Nancie McDermott, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Whipping cream and half-and-half: Dairy is the other half of the custard base that makes up a quiche.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2023
  • One of Southwest’s best sales of the year is back — to the tune of up to 40 percent off base fares across its network.
    — Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Jurors will be brought to the base next week to decide a less-than-life sentence.
    — Carol Rosenberg, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The temperatures around the base rarely dip below freezing, and a few of the caimans grew up.
    — Freda Kreier, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Crawford fielded the ball behind the base and appeared to beat Marte to the bag but the runner was ruled safe.
    — Michael Wagaman, ajc, 24 June 2023
  • At the hot-pink ponytail's base sat a sparkly silver scrunchie.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 20 July 2023
  • The Parmesan-Chive Grits make a lovely base to soak up all the flavorful juices.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Elsewhere, there is a dining area, a lounge, and a bar that wraps around the inflatable mast base.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 26 June 2023
  • Stores and restaurants encircle the base, and lush green vines spill through openings in the structure.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Grasp the handles near the base of your palm, then step forward so that your feet are pointed forward.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Pastel green base cabinets balance the wall-to-wall tile and ground the airy cottage kitchen.
    — Marisa Donnelly, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2023
  • The heavier base allows for a much smoother ride than seen on other scooters.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The park is also a great base for kayaking or canoeing.
    — Bonnie Gross, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • He’s certainly made those on the right feel more at home, but he’s done so at the cost of the site’s traditional base of users.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 13 June 2023
  • With top notes of citrus and base notes of amber wood and patchouli, this diffuser will make your home smell clean and fruity.
    — Leonora Epstein, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Plus, the warming base doubles as a wireless phone charger.
    — Sarah Rose, wsj.com, 2 Nov. 2023
  • Most flush mounts use a set of several screws that screw underneath a small lip to attach the light cover to the base.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2024
  • The wood lid doubles as a cutting board/prep surface, while the base includes a flip-out rack to hold the propane tank upright and secure.
    — Nathan Borchelt, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2023
  • The exterior has a clean, matte look, while the Sony logo appears at the base of the headband on each side.
    — PCMAG, 11 Apr. 2024
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base

2 of 3 verb
  • Our tour group based itself in a hotel in the heart of the city.
  • The company has based itself in London.
  • They are going to base their new company in Seattle.
  • The film was based on John Ball’s book of the same name.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The film is produced by Robert Craig Films, based in Rocklin.
    — Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Since the start of the 2021 season (based on Defensive Runs Saved) only the Padres have been worse.
    — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • The fact that the United States bases its assessments on many sources is no secret.
    — Shane Harris, Dan Lamothe, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Apr. 2023
  • The number of training sessions each month will be based on demand.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The salesman seems to love golf (and the outdoors in general), based on his Instagram.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Some of the decisions were based on the immense footprint some of these pieces require in storage.
    — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 June 2023
  • Advocates for the proposition base their case on an irony.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 10 July 2023
  • All the coffee comes from Olympia Coffee, based in Olympia, Washington.
    — Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Singers are placed in a choir based on their musical abilities, Lazar said.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • But the company is based in Providence, and always will be.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • Each city has its own number based on voter turnout in the previous elections.
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Apr. 2024
  • And the risk of a hard landing, at least based on how our economist is looking at the marketplace, the risk of a hard landing has been reduced.
    — Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2023
  • John Vaillant is a writer and journalist based between Canada and the U.S.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But Google is earning $160 billion a year from search and advertising based on the status quo.
    — Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The quick counts are based on actual votes at a sample of polling stations across Indonesia.
    — Niniek Karmini and Edna Tariganthe Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The top women went out slow — at least based on their standards — which meant that a large leading pack remained intact well past the halfway point.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2023
  • The move is part of a $20 million push to be more tech-savvy, with plans for new digital menu boards that change prices based on demand, CNN reported.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The company plans to sell credits based on carbon that’s sequestered this way, but the funds aren’t central to its business model.
    — Saima May Sidik, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Jan. 2024
  • That touchdown gave Harding a 41-7 lead that appeared to be safe based on what had unfolded already.
    — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2023
  • But where does Rolen rank amongst other all-time great third basemen based on career WAR (wins above replacement)?
    — Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star, 21 July 2023
  • The $40 fine is triggered after exceeding the speed limit by 12 miles per hour, and then increases based on speed, according to the bill.
    — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The state guideline is advisory, based on post-conviction interviews and facts of the case.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Ten of the 12 jurors wanted to find Masterson not guilty based on the evidence presented.
    — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The earliest films often bore little resemblance to the musicals in which they were based.
    — Hanna Zakharenko, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Instead, it was labeled based on activities like live, rest, and… um… nourish.
    — Eric Ravenscraft, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The Postal Service is supposed to be self-sustaining, able to finance its operations based on the sale of postage products rather than taxpayer money.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2024
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base

3 of 3 adjective
  • Iron is a base metal.
  • The jade green of her hair is the base color for the other nails.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 19 Oct. 2022
  • So the base way to talk to a computer is with ones and zeros.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 June 2023
  • VOCs can be present in the colorants, even if not in a base paint mixture.
    — Elizabeth Sweet, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Two and two-thirds innings in, the Dodgers had piled up five extra-base hits.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Josh Jung had six extra-base hits in his first 15 big-league games.
    — Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The heady daytime scent has smooth base notes of cedar and vetiver.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Aquino has totaled five homers and 10 extra-base hits in his last 12 games.
    — The Enquirer, 16 Sep. 2022
  • By the summer of 2019, Michael was sleeping in a box trailer in a base parking lot.
    — Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
  • His seven extra-base hits are tied for the 11th most by a Red Sox player in his first 10 games with the team.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022
  • The base Red War campaign has been deleted from the game and is never coming back.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The big month left Riley leading the majors with 61 extra-base hits.
    — Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This design will likely become the norm for even base iPhones in the next release waves.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The all-foam design starts with a base layer of sturdier foam for support.
    — goodhousekeeping.com, 9 June 2023
  • Deeper notes like woods, amber, vanilla and oud tend to work well in base notes.
    — Garrett Munce, Men's Health, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Rear-wheel drive is standard for the base Sprint model, while all other trims get all-wheel drive.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Chevy also rolls out Sport and Midnight editions for the base LS model.
    — Frankie Cruz, Car and Driver, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The entire racket—from the base paint to the Wilson logo—gets blacked out and the decals are almost black themselves.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Flores leads the Giants in games, runs, doubles, RBIs, hits and extra-base hits and is second in homers.
    — John Shea John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Sep. 2022
  • Or will we always be bound by the most base desires of human nature, destined to come up short of our ideals for the rest of time?
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2023
  • For thousands of years as human beings, the progress of the species has been about overcoming our basest instincts.
    — Alan Murray, Fortune, 5 May 2023
  • Friedl, known for his speed and defense, is 13-for-30 with six extra-base hits since rejoining the Reds a couple of weeks ago.
    — The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Fraley, who fractured a bone in his left big toe, is 8-for-29 with no extra-base hits, five walks and nine strikeouts in eight games.
    — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 28 July 2022
  • In that span, hitters are batting .186 with only two extra-base hits against Givens.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The Astros became the first team to open a World Series game with three consecutive extra-base hits.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Iger will receive a base salary of $1 million and a bonus equal to that amount, according to a filing by the company on Monday.
    — Christopher Palmeri, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2022
  • It’s sold in a kit that comes with a nail prep scrub, base coat, gel polish, top coat, and revive drops to thin out the consistency of the polish if needed.
    — Addie Morton, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2024
  • That's the base layer of around 1.1 degrees C of warming since preindustrial times.
    — Michael Calore, WIRED, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Noteboom now will earn a base salary of $5 million and carry a cap number of $11.6 million, according to Overthecap.com.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • His base salary of $1.2 million this season is guaranteed.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024

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