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

"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

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

Some bacteria are only harmful to us when they make exotoxins, and they only do this when they are, in a sense, diseased themselves.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas