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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Experts say this is partly because bears are increasingly venturing out of their traditional habitats and into urban areas in search of food.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The limitations in the results were partly the result of the limitations of the chip, which was a four--channel model that was able to carry only minimal information.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The rising costs are partly driven by the price of natural gas, used to generate electricity.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Knight said food banks can’t scale up to replace a program as big as SNAP, partly because of the infrastructure investment that would be required.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The limitations in the results were partly the result of the limitations of the chip, which was a four--channel model that was able to carry only minimal information.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
The rising costs are partly driven by the price of natural gas, used to generate electricity.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Knight said food banks can’t scale up to replace a program as big as SNAP, partly because of the infrastructure investment that would be required.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for partly
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 7 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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