in a sense
Example Sentences
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"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
You have to be almost like a doll, in a sense.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
He has always been congratulatory of me, almost proud of me in a sense.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The Big House was mellow with light, and in a sense, so were the cabins in the quarter, for the flickering light from the fireplaces showed through the doorways—soft, yellowish.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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