in a sense
Example Sentences
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The officials are ostensibly questioning Weist, but they are also, in a sense, questioning their own categories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
"I can live with it, in a sense," said Glover, 79.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
It’s had a free ride in a sense.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Luckily, millions of years of evolution has perfected this process when it occurs in our skin – we are all living chemistry labs, in a sense.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
I think I told Julie I was afraid of getting my uniform wrong and people laughing at my accent, and I suppose in a sense I am still worried about these things—with better reason.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
