in a sense
Example Sentences
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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
But in a sense, they already have a leg up because they at least have a job.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026
In any case, the one man paved the way for the deeds of the other, in a sense foreshadowed and even legitimized them.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
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