Examples of partial in a Sentence

Adjective These plants prefer full sun or partial shade. The partial ban on immigration has been lifted. His latest play was deemed only a partial success by the critics. a partial eclipse of the sun He wears a partial denture. She suggested a partial solution to the problem. A referee must not be partial toward either team. See More

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective To ensure that watermelon and vegetable production continues, a village about 30 miles outside the capital has since Friday been under partial lockdown after one Covid-19 case was identified. — Selina Cheng, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022 Two and a half weeks after extending a partial lockdown into a shutdown of the entire city, Shanghai shows few signs of easing its COVID-19 controls. — Amy Gunia, Time, 22 Apr. 2022 Over the weekend, the western city of Xi’an came under a partial-lockdown for four days after the city of 13 million identified more than 40 infections. — Bloomberg.com, 18 Apr. 2022 Over the weekend, the western city of Xi’an came under a partial-lockdown for four days after the city of 13 million identified more than 40 infections. — Fortune, 18 Apr. 2022 Two of his co-workers, in anticipation of the partial lockdown, opted to live at the office for access to the photo studios. — Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2022 As the very partial list above indicates, the last 30 years have not exactly been a paradise of peace. — Samuel Goldman, The Week, 24 Feb. 2022 Olivia has been partial to incorporating fishnets (gloves, tights, and tops) into her performance wardrobe recently, as well as punk-meets-ballet tulle, colorful shades of plaid, and of course, sky-high platforms. — Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 14 Apr. 2022 Trading volumes in stocks and currency markets had slumped since the partial lockdown went into effect, and some small- and medium-sized banks in Shanghai almost halted business without an emergency backstop, people familiar with the matter said. — Bloomberg.com, 31 Mar. 2022 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun In Malaysia, however, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the island city-state of Singapore. — Fox News, 30 Nov. 2021 In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore. — Raf Casert And Mari Yamaguchi, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021 In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore. — Raf Casert And Mari Yamaguchi, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2021 About 40% of students continued virtual learning during the partial reopening this spring. — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2021 What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial, and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican. — Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021 What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial, and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican. — Washington Post, 12 July 2021 If their spousal rate is higher than their retirement benefit rate, they could then be paid an additional partial, or excess, spousal benefit. — Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 6 June 2021 Authorities later found Zghoul’s partial remains in Johnston’s car. — oregonlive, 27 May 2021 See More

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