in a sense
Example Sentences
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His father succeeded in a sense: “He built something that, you know, fooled everybody.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
But in a sense, they already have a leg up because they at least have a job.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
That, in a sense, is the ultimate symbol of what's going on.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026
That, in a sense, defines the problem: generational labels aren’t just cute tags we can place on someone to blame them for avocado toast.
From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025
The Big House was mellow with light, and in a sense, so were the cabins in the quarter, for the flickering light from the fireplaces showed through the doorways—soft, yellowish.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
