in a sense

Example Sentences

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You have to be almost like a doll, in a sense.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"I said to my coaches and people close to me, it feels no different to Cage Warriors in a sense," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

But in a sense, they already have a leg up because they at least have a job.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

That, in a sense, defines the problem: generational labels aren’t just cute tags we can place on someone to blame them for avocado toast.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

Now that the last of the rice was gone it was in a sense a relief: no amount of scheming and paring would make it go any further: the last grain had been eaten.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya