| Ham IV.i.26 | [Gertrude to Claudius] like some ore / Among a mineral of metals base |
| LLL IV.i.71 | [Boyet reading Armado's letter to Jaquenetta] O base and obscure vulgar! |
| MV II.ix.20 | [Arragon to himself, of the caskets] Gold, silver, and base lead |
| R3 V.iii.251 | [Richmond to all, of King Richard] A base foul stone, made precious by the foil / Of England's chair, where he is falsely set |
| Sonn.96.6 | [] on the finger of a throned queen / The basest jewel will be well esteemed |
| TC II.ii.93 | [Troilus to all, of Helen] O, theft most base, / That we have stolen what we do fear to keep! |
| Tim III.iii.6 | [Servant to Sempronius, of Titus' friends] They have all been touched and found base metal |