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

"You really rely on each other and in a sense that fosters a lot of goodwill and it makes us quite close."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

I thought it was a way to exclude me even further from the case, reduce me to nothing, and, in a sense, substitute himself for me.

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus