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
"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
Every point on the ball has a shadow on the complex plane; in a sense, every point on the ball is equivalent to its shadow on the plane and vice versa.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
