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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Five years into the pandemic workplace revolution, roughly 38% of full-time American workers remained partly or fully remote in August, down from 44% two years earlier, according to federal data.
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The surge in online viewership is partly because Kimmel’s show has been blacked out by Nexstar and Sinclair.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
This is partly the fault of the administration, which didn’t clearly explain the policy or the broader strategy.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Monday will otherwise be partly sunny, with a high near 78 and a low around 59.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
The surge in online viewership is partly because Kimmel’s show has been blacked out by Nexstar and Sinclair.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
This is partly the fault of the administration, which didn’t clearly explain the policy or the broader strategy.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Monday will otherwise be partly sunny, with a high near 78 and a low around 59.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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