in a sense

Idioms  

1. Also, in some sense. Sort of, in some ways but not others. For example, In a sense our schools are the best in the state, but the test scores don't always show that, or In some sense I agree with you, but not entirely. [Late 1500s] Also see in a way.

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Example Sentences

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

“Germany is in a sense returning to old form,” said Graf, the sociologist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

When a city begins to grow and spread outward, from the edges, the center which was once its glory is in a sense abandoned to time.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck