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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This was partly down to the allure of a handsome wild silverback called Mwasa, who approached the fence of the enclosure day after day, beating his arms on the ground and grunting to catch the females’ attention.
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Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Southwest customers chose the airline partly to avoid decision complexity.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
On top of that, a series of radar and radio outages prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to further reduce the number of flight operations at the airport, partly because a handful of controllers took trauma leave after briefly losing contact with planes in April.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The company's board has placed its CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas, on leave - a move that comes a decade after an attempt to oust Demoulas was thwarted partly by an employee strike.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 29 May 2025
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Nell Lewis, CNN Money, 29 May 2025
Southwest customers chose the airline partly to avoid decision complexity.
—Roger Dooley, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
On top of that, a series of radar and radio outages prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to further reduce the number of flight operations at the airport, partly because a handful of controllers took trauma leave after briefly losing contact with planes in April.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 29 May 2025
The company's board has placed its CEO, Arthur T. Demoulas, on leave - a move that comes a decade after an attempt to oust Demoulas was thwarted partly by an employee strike.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 29 May 2025
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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