in a sense

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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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in a sense

They’re lab rats, in a sense: What if all a young person knew was what he or she learned via Instagram?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

"But underneath there are a lot of core elements like pay, worker protection, individual workers' rights, also dismissal protection... that would be rendered obsolete in a sense," he added.

From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026

“What we’re experiencing in court is, in a sense, worse than what we saw on the streets of Minneapolis, but it happens in secret,” said Vera Weisz, a Los Angeles immigration lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

"It's a proxy prime ministerial election in a sense," says Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

The incident had occurred and was gone for me: it was an incident of no moment, no romance, no interest in a sense; yet it marked with change one single hour of a monotonous life.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë