partial

Example Sentences

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A valve designed to drain water from the plant’s fuel rods stuck open, yet operators mistakenly shut down water pumps, causing a partial meltdown.

From The Wall Street Journal

This was never proven and a partial recount found no irregularities, though the decision did spark mass protests across the country.

From BBC

Through all of this a partial picture emerges of Leman, but it remains always, to both Ms. Ypi and her readers, maddeningly incomplete.

From The Wall Street Journal

The partial climbdown is not likely to result in an enormous bust-up – one of Angela Rayner's steadfast allies who pioneered the wider plans said they were a "little concerned" rather than frothing with rage.

From BBC

But the partial remains already recovered give her hope that her search may soon be nigh.

From Barron's