in a sense

Example Sentences

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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

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

This assurance is necessary because, in a sense, it no longer is true.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez