How to Use partial in a Sentence

partial

1 of 2 adjective
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  • 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.
  • Then, the moon gets some time in and out of the sun with its own partial eclipse.
    — CNN, 29 Oct. 2023
  • When the moon obscures some of the sun, that is called a partial solar eclipse.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The footage also showed what seemed to be blood on the concrete floor of the garage and a partial bloody footprint.
    — Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Those who had multi-day passes will get a partial refund in the amount of one of the days.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Most ferns do well in partial or full shade in rich, well-draining soil.
    — Marissa Wu, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2024
  • The view from four homes is fully blocked and another has only partial sight of the fields.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 26 July 2023
  • Showers end in the morning, partial clearing and gusty.
    — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Image Even with the partial success of Thursday’s flight, Starship is far from ready to go to Mars, or even the moon.
    — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Seeing more than partial sun could be tough, but highs make the low and mid-60s regardless.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Otherwise, southwest and west winds are warm and dry, with partial sunshine much of the day.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • This leads to a period of partial or full darkness on a narrow stretch of Earth.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2024
  • What’s more, the team went above and beyond the contest requirements and read 15 partial columns of text, amounting to about 5% of the scroll.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Hammond will see a deep partial eclipse, at about 95% total.
    — Marina Johnson, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Despite a clear partial image of the suspect’s face, no arrests have been made.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Put seeds into the ground after the last frost in a spot that gets full or partial sun and you’ll be rewarded all summer.
    — Nevin Martell, Washington Post, 7 June 2023
  • Once the Sun begins peeking out, observers should put their eclipse glasses back on to watch the remaining partial phase of the eclipse.
    — George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Otherwise, expect partial sunshine with highs in the upper-80s to lower-90s.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 5 June 2023
  • People outside the path of totality will still be able to see a partial solar eclipse, where the moon only blocks part of the sun’s face.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Even those outside the path of totality gathered outside to see the partial eclipse during the rare event.
    — Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The fossils include a partial frontal bone, including brow ridge, from the cranium, and the shaft of a shin bone, from Tam Pà Ling, a cave in northern Laos.
    — Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The government is set to go into a partial shutdown on Friday.
    — Reese Gorman, Washington Examiner, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Brinkley launched the career of the likes of Gene Autry, and deserves at least partial credit for the popular spread of country music.
    — Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
  • What time will the partial solar eclipse 2024 start in Indianapolis?
    — Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Areas outside of totality California will get a great view of the partial eclipse with mostly clear skies.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
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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
  • East Asia will see the opposite to the U.S.—totality just after moonrise followed by the partial, then penumbral phases.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • We time-stretched the sound of the woodblock and zoomed into the partials and spectra of a single woodblock stroke — just a millisecond of sound — and opened it up and basically unfolded the whole piece from there.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial, and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
  • 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
  • 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 executive orders also amount to at least a partial about face from Trump's promises as a presidential candidate.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • The Southeastern Conference has floated a plan to end partials and make all athletic scholarships full scholarships.
    — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2020
  • 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
  • About 40% of students continued virtual learning during the partial reopening this spring.
    — Rory Linnane, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Authorities later found Zghoul’s partial remains in Johnston’s car.
    — oregonlive, 27 May 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • East Asia will see the opposite to the U.S.—totality just after moonrise followed by the partial, then penumbral phases.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 12 May 2021
  • We time-stretched the sound of the woodblock and zoomed into the partials and spectra of a single woodblock stroke — just a millisecond of sound — and opened it up and basically unfolded the whole piece from there.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • What followed the 2017 broadcast was a partial, and mostly secretive, reckoning, in Como and at the Vatican.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 12 July 2021
  • 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
  • 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 executive orders also amount to at least a partial about face from Trump's promises as a presidential candidate.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • The Southeastern Conference has floated a plan to end partials and make all athletic scholarships full scholarships.
    — oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2020
  • 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

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