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
It’s had a free ride in a sense.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 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
It's what you buy into, in a sense.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
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