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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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Microsoft viewed the partnership and investment in OpenAI partly as a way to gain a foothold in AI and to help promote Azure’s AI capabilities.
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All of that is partly why the Broncos are so heavily favored.
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That’s partly because the festival is becoming better known internationally.
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Liam Tharme, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Microsoft viewed the partnership and investment in OpenAI partly as a way to gain a foothold in AI and to help promote Azure’s AI capabilities.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
All of that is partly why the Broncos are so heavily favored.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
That’s partly because the festival is becoming better known internationally.
—Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 4 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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