be partial
Example Sentences
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In France, where the eclipse will be partial, some pharmacies have been stripped of their supplies while others were still receiving shipments -- and charging significantly more.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
For months, he had trouble sleeping due to what turned out to be partial seizures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
In some cases, reconciliation might be partial - being able to go to the same family functions and be civil, for example.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
A sentence stating that The Washington Post doesn’t recognize brain death as a clear marker of death has also been updated to clarify that brain death can be partial.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2022
The trouble is that the weakling must be partial; the work of one proving dank and depressing; of another, cheap and vulgar; of a third, epileptically sensual; of a fourth, sourly ascetic.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Robert Louis Stevenson
