make partial

Example Sentences

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The government agreed to use $4.65 billion in contingency funds to make partial payments, but warned it could take several weeks or months for states to deliver benefits to recipients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025

So far, her family has been able to make partial payments to the utility, but she fears what will happen if their electricity gets cut off, as has happened to some of her neighbors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025

Forbearance is a way to avoid foreclosure and may allow you to make partial payments or pause payments entirely for an agreed-upon period of time.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021

Both of the new results make partial progress toward a proof of the full conjecture.

From Scientific American • Aug. 27, 2018

It is possible that a cold storm or that insects may make partial planting over necessary; if so, this is done promptly.

From The Home Acre by Roe, Edward Payson