in a sense
Example Sentences
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When they left their ships, Dr Stenton said the sailors "stepped onto a path that would lead to their own deaths and in a sense into obscurity".
From BBC • May 26, 2026
“I’m wondering if, in a sense, it all worked out the way it was supposed to,” Cooke continued.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
"This isn't that surprising in a sense, because that is predicted by geodynamic simulations," Wolf said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
They are safer, in a sense: less vulnerable to factual rebuttal and more deeply rooted in personal experience.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
Their movement into power will be, in a sense, only a part of the global movement toward opportunity, justice, and equality for all.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
