in a sense

Example Sentences

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He has always been congratulatory of me, almost proud of me in a sense.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But in a sense, they already have a leg up because they at least have a job.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

She also was, in a sense, both diplomat and spy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The film is, in a sense, a necrology—a catalog of death—that takes a bleak and unsentimental stance on human suffering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 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