Essentially has 4 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Men are essentially evil, essentially unhappy and essentially stupid. | |
| 2. | In general the relation between parents and children is essentially based on teaching. | |
| 3. | Diamond is essentially hard. | |
| 4. | It is essentially a question of time. | |
| 5. | We often hear it said that ours is essentially a tragic age. | |
| 6. | Essentially it's a one-to-one match, but the content of that match is a level so high as to be unthinkable to an ordinary person. | |
| 7. | Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect. | |
| 8. | A fact is, essentially, irrefutable. | |
| 9. | There are people who say that the politeness of Englishmen is essentially a sense of fear. | |
| 10. | The war is essentially over. |