Examples of partly in a Sentence
The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.
What you say is only partly true.
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This is partly because aspects such as the dye uptake and washdown varied in appearance from cotton to TENCEL™ Lyocell-containing warps, or the exterior side of the denim weave.
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Emergency Medicaid spending, an issue partly fueling the federal government's ongoing shutdown, accounts for less than 1% of the federal health insurance program's total expenses, according to a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Visible through the dial opening and sapphire case back is a new, smaller and partly skeletonized version of its in-house Meca10 manual-wind movement with a power reserve of 240 hours.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Ciattarelli argued Sherrill is partly why the government is shut down and why thousands of Jersey residents are now furloughed.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
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Sj Studio, Sourcing Journal, 9 Oct. 2025
Emergency Medicaid spending, an issue partly fueling the federal government's ongoing shutdown, accounts for less than 1% of the federal health insurance program's total expenses, according to a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Visible through the dial opening and sapphire case back is a new, smaller and partly skeletonized version of its in-house Meca10 manual-wind movement with a power reserve of 240 hours.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
Ciattarelli argued Sherrill is partly why the government is shut down and why thousands of Jersey residents are now furloughed.
—Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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partly
adverb
part·ly
ˈpärt-lē 
: in some measure or degree : not completely
a statement that is only partly true
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