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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The four elements don’t sit flush with the cooktop surface, a decision made partly to protect the central display and partly to hold down the depth of the unit.
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New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
Dias had campaigned partly on the promise of getting the military to stop intervening in politics.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The winter blend is cheaper to produce, and that’s partly why gas prices go down in the fall and winter.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This bemusement reflects the burgeoning industry of instructional card, dice, and board games that sprang up in the late 1700s, partly in response to changing attitudes towards juvenile education outlined early on by the philosopher John Locke a century before.
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New Atlas, 27 Nov. 2025
Dias had campaigned partly on the promise of getting the military to stop intervening in politics.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
The winter blend is cheaper to produce, and that’s partly why gas prices go down in the fall and winter.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
This bemusement reflects the burgeoning industry of instructional card, dice, and board games that sprang up in the late 1700s, partly in response to changing attitudes towards juvenile education outlined early on by the philosopher John Locke a century before.
—JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 28 Nov. 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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