How to Use in principle in a Sentence

in principle

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• There is a tendency in institutional finance to treat cultural understanding as a qualitative add-on, valuable in principle but difficult to weight against hard risk factors.
  — Amer Al Ahbabi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
• The complexity of setting prices Setting a price for electricity is straightforward in principle but complicated in execution.
  — Theodore J. Kury, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
• Native traditions have repeatedly been acknowledged in principle – named, counted, formally recognized – but weakly protected in practice.
  — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
• Using an algorithm devised by mathematician Peter Shor in 1994, quantum computers could in principle rapidly crack such encryption.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 7 July 2026
• The project to replace the 102-year-old Main Stand and make other improvements to the stadium has dragged on and on since it was first unveiled in 2017 and planning permission was granted in principle in 2018.
  — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 June 2026
• The Athletic reported on June 26 that Bayern Munich have reached an agreement in principle to sign defender Nathaniel Brown from Eintracht Frankfurt.
  — Leon Imber, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• Last month, the Clippers agreed in principle to trade Leonard to the Raptors for Brandon Ingram, Gradey Dick, unprotected first-round picks in 2031 and 2033, a 2027 first-round pick swap, and two second-round picks.
  — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026