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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The six-episode series, co-produced by Ram and Amita Madhvani, was born partly from a traumatic encounter that has haunted the filmmaker for decades.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Adams partly made good on the bribes by forcing the FDNY to disregard safety concerns and prematurely open a Midtown skyscraper housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the case alleges.
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The stock market is starting to price in lower earnings, partly due to the impact of tariffs.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Strong wind hit Lewisville, in North Texas, on Tuesday morning and partly collapsed a Benjamin Moore Paints warehouse.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Adams partly made good on the bribes by forcing the FDNY to disregard safety concerns and prematurely open a Midtown skyscraper housing Turkey’s consulate in time for a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the case alleges.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025
The stock market is starting to price in lower earnings, partly due to the impact of tariffs.
—Bob Pisani, CNBC, 5 Mar. 2025
Strong wind hit Lewisville, in North Texas, on Tuesday morning and partly collapsed a Benjamin Moore Paints warehouse.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 9 Mar. 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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