How to Use partly in a Sentence
partly
adverb- The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.
- What you say is only partly true.
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Bread and flour prices rose partly because of the Ukraine crisis.
— Mae Anderson, oregonlive, 27 June 2023 -
The weather is expected to be partly cloudy, so the eclipse could be hard to see.
— John Kennedy, Popular Science, 12 Oct. 2023 -
Highs head for the low to mid-80s under partly sunny skies.
— Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 14 June 2023 -
That’s partly due to the shape of my ears and not being a jogger or a cyclist.
— Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024 -
Your genes could be partly to blame, a new study suggests.
— Katie Mogg, NBC News, 5 Oct. 2023 -
Fill them partly with sand and set them up in a pyramid shape (three on the bottom, two in the middle, and one on the top).
— Nicole Harris, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023 -
That’s partly because not all of the things in your wallet live in a single place on your phone.
— Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 1 June 2023 -
Set up took almost an hour and a half, and the battery arrived partly full.
— Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2023 -
But there was a myth, some stories that people liked to tell that were partly true and some that weren't true at all.
— Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 13 Oct. 2023 -
On Monday, the F.D.A. asked the appeals court to extend that stay, and the judges partly granted that request.
— Adam Liptak, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023 -
This is partly because our mother has bad-mouthed us to each other over the decades.
— Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2024 -
That partly explains some of the gloom in the travel industry.
— Allison Morrow, CNN, 9 Aug. 2024 -
In that sense, Kohl’s run of election blow-outs was partly a phenomenon of the times.
— Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024 -
On Monday, the FDA had asked the appeals court to extend that stay, and the judges partly granted that request.
— Adam Liptak, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023 -
The dam’s destruction killed dozens, partly drained the reservoir next to the power plant and flooded the Dnieper River basin.
— Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 July 2023 -
The idea is modeled partly on the U.S. partnership with Israel, which comes with 10-year arms pledges.
— Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2023 -
This has to do, partly, with why we are fascinated by heroes in the first place.
— Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
Thursday looks partly to mostly sunny and nice, too, just a bit warmer, with highs in the upper 80s.
— Molly Robey, Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2023 -
In the evening, temperatures could drop to a low of 50 with partly cloudy skies, and a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
— Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Apr. 2024 -
Monday will be partly sunny with a high near 90 and patchy smoke, the weather service says.
— Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2023 -
This is partly due to its large size, according to Failla.
— Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2024 -
Since the oceans absorb more sunlight, that may partly offset the Sun heating up.
— John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Sep. 2024 -
Their relationship was so troubled and sticky and strange, and this is partly why.
— Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023 -
The video, filmed partly in front of a Tennessee courthouse where a black teenager was lynched in 1927, was quickly pulled from the air on CMT.
— Al Shipley, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2023 -
The judges dismissed some of the group’s contentions partly because Clyburn’s early requests drove some of the mapping changes.
— Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 5 May 2023 -
For Cully Park, Beaver included the awnings in the design partly because large trees can’t be planted on the site.
— Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2024 -
However, Sophie partly credits the Mormon church for her creative path.
— Jordana Comiter, People.com, 5 Oct. 2024 -
Made partly with recycled materials, these sneakers look good and are an eco-friendly option.
— Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2024
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