How to Use partially in a Sentence

partially

adverb
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  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • The movie could film partially in both Cleveland and Cincinnati, Cleveland.com reports.
    — Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 21 Feb. 2024
  • At least the regents in mid-July partially banned this practice, though.
    — Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
  • The movie partially takes place much later in the X-Men timeline, in a dystopian alternate 2023.
    — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
  • Starbucks saw a 6% drop in U.S. comparable-store sales in its fourth quarter, with a 10% decline in transactions partially offset by a 4% increase in the average price of orders.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024
  • In addition, direct-to-consumer rose 5 percent, helped by 9 percent growth in digital that was partially offset by a 2 percent slip in brick-and mortar retail.
    — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 1 Nov. 2024

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