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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For a movement built partly around concern over pesticides and environmental toxins, that was not a side issue.
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
—Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
And a team’s ability to secure corporate sponsorships depends partly on the city’s affluence and corporate business presence.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
That detail has led researchers to wonder whether the purr is partly a self-healing mechanism, a body soothing itself from the inside out.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
The lack of clarity makes choosing a company potentially confusing for patients, and the medical profession is partly to blame, said Jamy Ard, an obesity doctor and researcher at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
—Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
And a team’s ability to secure corporate sponsorships depends partly on the city’s affluence and corporate business presence.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 May 2026
That detail has led researchers to wonder whether the purr is partly a self-healing mechanism, a body soothing itself from the inside out.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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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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