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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Paraventi traces his fondness for the sitcom partly to his own identification with the goofy title character played by the late Bob Denver.
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Withdrawals leading to walkovers were more common in the early years of the competition, partly why the number of matches per season fluctuated slightly in the opening decades.
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Then partly cloudy, with a low around 53 at night.
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This gap between what teachers need and what the administrators are providing can partly be attributed to the distance between the latter and what goes on in their building’s classrooms day-to-day.
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Withdrawals leading to walkovers were more common in the early years of the competition, partly why the number of matches per season fluctuated slightly in the opening decades.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Then partly cloudy, with a low around 53 at night.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
This gap between what teachers need and what the administrators are providing can partly be attributed to the distance between the latter and what goes on in their building’s classrooms day-to-day.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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