partial

Example Sentences

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Douglas doesn’t understand why his children are partial to their mother, his ex-wife, who was the source of so much instability and terror.

From Los Angeles Times

AT&T plans to put the assets it acquires from Lumen in a subsidiary, and then sell partial ownership of the subsidiary to an equity partner, it said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Diaz wrote me a recommendation for a partial scholarship, too.

From Literature

The awards are divided into nine tranches, so Cohen can get partial payouts along the way.

From Barron's

Nurses and physician assistants may take on larger roles — a partial solution if they are properly supervised, but not so good if they are functioning solo.

From MarketWatch