in a sense

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

They are safer, in a sense: less vulnerable to factual rebuttal and more deeply rooted in personal experience.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 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

His father succeeded in a sense: “He built something that, you know, fooled everybody.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

And in a sense she would be right: the poor have disappeared from the culture at large, from its political rhetoric and intellectual endeavors as well as from its daily entertainment.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich