be partial
Example Sentences
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For months, he had trouble sleeping due to what turned out to be partial seizures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
This data may be partial or incorrect because of spoofing.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
He's a Montana man who longs for his ranch, so it follows that he'd be partial to home-cooked meals prepared with natural-as-possible ingredients.
From Salon • Aug. 18, 2023
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
Lucky B., which was supposed to be partial to the heavy track, ran far below expectations.
From History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921 by O'Connor, John Lawrence