Examples of partly in a Sentence
The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.
What you say is only partly true.
Recent Examples on the Web
The difference in the case of the pope is partly because the conversation with Herzog was confidential, Israeli insiders said.
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Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
This has to do, partly, with why we are fascinated by heroes in the first place.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Its walkable nature is partly what has made Tokyo a destination rivaling Paris or New York for street photography.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
At its peak in October 2020, the Chinese tech giant was valued at more than $850 billion, before a slump that was partly the result of a tech crackdown in China.
—Clarence Leong, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
That won't be known until the IPO is closer at hand and its underwriters — Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley — set the stock price, based partly on demand from investors as well as the company's financials, such as its profitability and growth prospects.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
In his commercial work, Doherty works digitally, but all the images in the book were shot in 35-mm. film, a technical choice that the photographer appreciates, partly, for its unexpectedness.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
Hormones are partly to blame, but the growing fetus also places strain on your blood vessels.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Jackson Ryan’s travel for this story was partly funded by the ISTA Science Journalist in Residence Program.
—WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
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Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
This has to do, partly, with why we are fascinated by heroes in the first place.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Its walkable nature is partly what has made Tokyo a destination rivaling Paris or New York for street photography.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
At its peak in October 2020, the Chinese tech giant was valued at more than $850 billion, before a slump that was partly the result of a tech crackdown in China.
—Clarence Leong, WSJ, 29 Nov. 2023
That won't be known until the IPO is closer at hand and its underwriters — Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley — set the stock price, based partly on demand from investors as well as the company's financials, such as its profitability and growth prospects.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2023
In his commercial work, Doherty works digitally, but all the images in the book were shot in 35-mm. film, a technical choice that the photographer appreciates, partly, for its unexpectedness.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2023
Hormones are partly to blame, but the growing fetus also places strain on your blood vessels.
—Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
Jackson Ryan’s travel for this story was partly funded by the ISTA Science Journalist in Residence Program.
—WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1523, in the meaning defined above
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 8 Dec. 2023.
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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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