How to Use partial in a Sentence

partial

1 of 2 adjective

• He wears a partial denture.
• These plants prefer full sun or partial shade.
• His latest play was deemed only a partial success by the critics.
• The partial ban on immigration has been lifted.
• She suggested a partial solution to the problem.
• A referee must not be partial toward either team.
• Most types do well in partial shade.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
• And that’s just a partial list.
  — Charles Ornstein, ProPublica, 30 Apr. 2026
• Plant in full sun or partial shade and give room to grow.
  — Teresa Woodard, Midwest Living, 21 Apr. 2026
• Plant them in partial to full shade or dappled light.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2026
• Then, the moon gets some time in and out of the sun with its own partial eclipse.
  — CNN, 29 Oct. 2023
• But even here, the stillness is partial at best.
  — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
• And that clash raised the odds of a partial shutdown.
  — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2026
• These plants do best in moist soil and prefer partial shade.
  — Lauren David, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026
• Many sites show partial data for free.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
• Canna lilies thrive in warm, moist soil and full to partial sun.
  — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
• Use green for done, orange for partial, red for skipped.
  — Wilson Luna, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
• What time does the partial solar eclipse start?
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
• Grown in partial shade, the plants will not need as much water.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2026
• How to view the partial solar eclipse?
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
• Even a partial payment can help.
  — Bydavid Schepp, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
• Most ferns do well in partial or full shade in rich, well-draining soil.
  — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
• What is a partial solar eclipse?
  — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 21 Sep. 2025
• Onions will do fine in partial shade, too, but will thrive in direct sun.
  — Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026
• When is the partial solar eclipse?
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
• Even partial back sleeping counts.
  — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
• This means the public will only get a partial truth.
  — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
• At the time, he was given a partial refund.
  — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
• That incorrect claim is based on a partial truth.
  — Andrew Kolodny, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
• Lamb's ear plants grow in full to partial sun and are drought-tolerant.
  — Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026

partial

2 of 2 noun

• Is your pet partial to a particular chair or corner of the couch?
  — Christina Vercelletto, CNN Underscored, 20 Nov. 2020
• The chance for clients to take showers, do laundry and take clothing is a strong part of the partial reopening, Butler said.
  — Chevall Pryce, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2020
• In Malaysia, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the city-state of Singapore.
  — Raf Casert and Mari Yamaguchi, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Nov. 2021
• If their spousal rate is higher than their retirement benefit rate, they could then be paid an additional partial, or excess, spousal benefit.
  — Laurence Kotlikoff, Forbes, 6 June 2021
• Authorities later found Zghoul’s partial remains in Johnston’s car.
  — oregonlive, 27 May 2021
• Now the administration wants to allow more types of payments to qualify for the forgiveness program, including lump-sum, partial, and late payments.
  — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2022
• In Malaysia, however, officials went ahead with the partial reopening of a bridge connecting it to the island city-state of Singapore.
  — Fox News, 30 Nov. 2021
• About 40% of students continued virtual learning during the partial reopening this spring.
  — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2021
• The Southeastern Conference has floated a plan to end partials and make all athletic scholarships full scholarships.
  — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2020
• In the partial reopening, only about 80 floor brokers were welcomed back, about 25% of the number before the coronavirus pandemic.
  — NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020
• That financing gave it enough liquidity to withstand a shut down until a partial reopening by Thanksgiving, the company previously said.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2020
• What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial, and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
• Yet the whiplash many New York City students, parents and teachers felt — from a full shutdown before Thanksgiving to a partial reopening less than three weeks later — is not likely to abate as the fall turns to winter.
  — New York Times, 7 Dec. 2020
• The entertaining yet relaxing home features three bedrooms, three full bathrooms and one partial, per Sotheby's International Realty.
  — Shacamree Gowdy, Chron, 21 May 2021
• But none of that deterred Americans from across the country from defying shelter-in-place orders in their home states to descend on Las Vegas in anticipation of its partial reopening on June 4th.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2020
• Because female CEOs may already lead the way on gender equity and social responsibility, research partials out their independent influence to isolate the CEO daughter effect.
  — Corinne Post, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026