in a sense

Example Sentences

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"It's sort of like Spider-Man for adults in a sense," says Li.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“I’m wondering if, in a sense, it all worked out the way it was supposed to,” Cooke continued.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

"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

Thus, in a sense, the gravitational field has negative energy.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking