in a sense

Example Sentences

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In a sense, today feels like the day former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez died in 2013, with people struggling to comprehend what has happened.

From BBC

In a sense, that much is admirable from Slot but he needs to realise sooner rather than later that his side cannot carry on performing the same way.

From BBC

In a sense, Kirk has adopted a strategy used by pianists like Nat King Cole; when Cole plays the melody, or the “head” as musicians call it, he often phrases orchestrally, in rich block chords.

From The Wall Street Journal

All are, in a sense, in their element.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This is the first time we've been able to see what happens when the most important physical processes in black hole accretion are included accurately. These systems are extremely nonlinear -- any over-simplifying assumption can completely change the outcome. What's most exciting is that our simulations now reproduce remarkably consistent behaviors across black hole systems seen in the sky, from ultraluminous X-ray sources to X-ray binaries. In a sense, we've managed to 'observe' these systems not through a telescope, but through a computer," said lead author Lizhong Zhang.

From Science Daily