in a sense
Example Sentences
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"This isn't that surprising in a sense, because that is predicted by geodynamic simulations," Wolf said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
He has always been congratulatory of me, almost proud of me in a sense.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
She also was, in a sense, both diplomat and spy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
“Germany is in a sense returning to old form,” said Graf, the sociologist.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
His mother was satisfied with the arrangement, and in a sense, she confessed to Eliot as they drove home, she was relieved.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
