in a sense

Example Sentences

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“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

Such campaigns have involved the removal of lower-ranking military officials connected with the purged leaders and will likely result in a sense of paralysis among those who survive, analysts have said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Natural laws are described with equations, and equations, in a sense, are simply tools where you plug in numbers and get another number out.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife