to some extent
Example Sentences
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While states and cities have picked up the slack for the federal government to some extent, the nation is way past due for major investments in early childcare.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
All of these stocks are linked to Bitcoin and, to some extent, their shares live and die on moves in the crypto market.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
No party is likely to win outright control of the Senedd on 7 May and it is expected that groups will have to work together to some extent.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
The Pentagon is moving into the modern era to some extent; for example, it’s building a lot more drones, but even many of our drones are more expensive than those on the world market.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
But Ruth May was careless, and the rest of us were also, to some extent, and made tracks over each other’s tracks.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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