How to Use partially in a Sentence

partially

adverb

• The building was partially destroyed in the fire.
• He only partially explained his reason for leaving.
• I guess I'm partially responsible for what happened.
• This is partially why Park Ji-Min lands at the top of my list.
  — Vulture, 29 Dec. 2022
• The blast sent shrapnel through one of the jet’s windows and the victim was partially sucked out of the plane.
  — Jay Blackman, NBC News, 17 Aug. 2023
• The splash pad is partially shaded and has pop-up sprayers.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2023
• This is partially because your steps are not all the same.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 5 Oct. 2023
• And in the process, the pizza kind of partially flipped over onto the virgin stone.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• The pain of that defeat partially charged the Crimson Tide to a 45-21 record and the five-seed in this year’s tournament.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 1 June 2023
• The car was found upside down and partially submerged in a body of water, with the boys inside.
  — Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• Behind the colonel is a window, beads of rain partially obscuring a view of the car park.
  — David Szalay, The New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2024
• The 79-year-old was blind in one eye, partially blind in the other and used a walker or an electric scooter to get around.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2023
• While the debate will be the main event on Wednesday, the candidates on stage will have to at least partially share the spotlight.
  — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2023
• The house was partially submerged, parts of it fell away and the rest was left precariously perched on the edge of a hill.
  — Eleonore Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Feb. 2023
• And at Etro, lengths were partially shellacked to the face, a thoughtful elevation of the wet-look trend.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
• The first is to wrap your cicada flies with tungsten wire to get the bug to sit partially under the surface.
  — Ryan Chelius, Field & Stream, 29 May 2024
• The issue occurs when the end (head) of the humerus bone partially shifts out of the glenoid fossa (socket) portion of the shoulder joint.
  — Tim Petrie, Dpt, Verywell Health, 28 July 2024
• Turn oven off; open oven door partially (about 4 inches), and let cheesecake stand in open oven for 1 hour.
  — Pam Lolley, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
• While the sun is partially obscured, some wavelengths that trigger pain are blocked, dulling the reflex to look away.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 9 Apr. 2024
• That dearth of cash is partially because Lee hasn’t had to fundraise much to defend her seat, which she was first elected to in 1998.
  — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Jan. 2023
• Chill until partially set, then pour over the cream cheese layer.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2023
• In the distance, boats tied up in the water bobbed up and down, and beyond that, fog partially obscured Bar Island.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• The two then struggled over the weapon through Monroy’s partially open window.
  — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Nov. 2022
• That game is partially what makes Moeller the biggest threat to St. Edward’s repeat bid.
  — Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 16 Nov. 2022
• Ramos’ struggles are partially rooted in his bat-to-ball skills.
  — Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 May 2024
• To be clear, Twitch still does not permit streamers to be fully or partially nude.
  — Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Dec. 2023
• Some were fully involved in the flames and others partially burned.
  — Rita Beamish, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Apr. 2023
• The roads are narrow and windy, and some are partially obstructed by huge boulders that rolled down the steep hills during the earthquake.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 10 Sep. 2023
• UConn was on the wrong end of a significant free throw disparity at halftime for the third game in a row, partially due to the Huskies shooting 16 3-pointers (making six) to Dayton’s seven attempts from long range.
  — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 28 Nov. 2024
• The increase was partially offset by the unfavorable impact of a calendar shift.
  — Quartz Bot, Quartz, 27 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024