per se
Example Sentences
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Although “Other Possible Worlds” focuses on Klee’s last decade, its thematic emphasis isn’t on Klee’s late work per se, but his art as “a form of resistance to Nazi ideology.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
"If you went to Sardis in 1950 there were a few things kind of sticking up above ground, but there was nothing really to see, per se," Anderson said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 25, 2026
"We don't use it as a motivation per se, because that motivation is built within the players," says Jozak.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
And while there’s nothing wrong with that per se, being so confined to a single location is one of the movie’s most glaring missteps.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
It was good there: no gangs, a movie every day, four-man rooms with the doors unlocked during the day, no COs per se.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
