to a certain extent

idiom

: up to a point
To a certain extent he's right.

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Independent journalism, to a certain extent, is a test of that luck. Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Certainly, that can be discerned to a certain extent by noting that Laureano is batting .315 with a .968 OPS and O’Hearn .269 with an .815 OPS and that Fermin hit .364 with an .885 OPS in his first 12 games. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 That wasn't the problem, though, as players are always allowed to do that to a certain extent. Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025 In the past few years, publishing has opened its eyes to that to a certain extent. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for to a certain extent

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“To a certain extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20certain%20extent. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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