in a sense

Example Sentences

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Luckily, millions of years of evolution has perfected this process when it occurs in our skin – we are all living chemistry labs, in a sense.

From BBC • May 7, 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

She also was, in a sense, both diplomat and spy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

I think I told Julie I was afraid of getting my uniform wrong and people laughing at my accent, and I suppose in a sense I am still worried about these things—with better reason.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein