in a/one sense

phrase

: in one way : from one point of view
In one sense, he was correct.

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And just like Nolan back then, Coogler not winning it all this year was, in one sense, a vote of confidence in his future. Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 Polymarket is, in a sense, the free-market correction that fiscal and monetary policy has refused to allow. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2026 Willing, though in one sense a cold-blooded, high-stakes gambler, played a cautious, centrist part in pre-Revolutionary Pennsylvania politics. Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026 With his opposition to a wealth tax, Newsom is indeed closer to the center in a sense than those backing the wealth tax. Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in a/one sense

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“In a/one sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%2Fone%20sense. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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