be partial

Example Sentences

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For months, he had trouble sleeping due to what turned out to be partial seizures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

In some cases, reconciliation might be partial - being able to go to the same family functions and be civil, for example.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

He's a Montana man who longs for his ranch, so it follows that he'd be partial to home-cooked meals prepared with natural-as-possible ingredients.

From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023

A sentence stating that The Washington Post doesn’t recognize brain death as a clear marker of death has also been updated to clarify that brain death can be partial.

From Washington Post • Aug. 16, 2022

How can a loss be said to be partial?

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin