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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His aircraft touched down at Palam Air Force Base, one of India’s oldest airfields, now partly integrated into Indira Gandhi International Airport.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The achievement is the result of more than a decade of collaboration between engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and physicians at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute, supported partly by multiple NIH awards.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
This partly due to the lack of subdial outlines, a characteristic of the collection.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025
The duo has worked in the MENA region before, partly shooting their 2022 film Rebel in Jordan, but Fallah said they were both attracted to the idea of making a bigger commercial movie wholly set and shot in the Middle East.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
The achievement is the result of more than a decade of collaboration between engineers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and physicians at the UCLA Stein Eye Institute, supported partly by multiple NIH awards.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Dec. 2025
This partly due to the lack of subdial outlines, a characteristic of the collection.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2025
The duo has worked in the MENA region before, partly shooting their 2022 film Rebel in Jordan, but Fallah said they were both attracted to the idea of making a bigger commercial movie wholly set and shot in the Middle East.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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