be partial
Example Sentences
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Energy and energy-related equities can be partial hedges as oil prices and freight rates climb, he adds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026
This data may be partial or incorrect because of spoofing.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
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
"You're always going to be partial to the music that really defined the most impressionable parts of your life."
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2022
It is in the habit of perching higher than the Yellow Hammer, and is said to be partial to elm-trees.
From British Birds in their Haunts by Johns, Rev. C. A.
