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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Liberation from time and pruning through mass dishwasher ownership is a dream that remainsonly partly fulfilled.
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
That said, this has been partly offset by a stronger international business and a growing digital segment.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s partly why next week’s Fed policy meeting will be even more closely dissected than usual.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Kerberoasting lets attackers steal Active Directory passwords partly by exploiting weak, outdated encryption, which Wyden is now calling out.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
That said, this has been partly offset by a stronger international business and a growing digital segment.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s partly why next week’s Fed policy meeting will be even more closely dissected than usual.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Kerberoasting lets attackers steal Active Directory passwords partly by exploiting weak, outdated encryption, which Wyden is now calling out.
—PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 18 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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