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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Sunday will be partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain, mainly to the east.
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Joseph Dames, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Surveillance footage from the South Side restaurant partly allowed authorities to identify one of the co-conspirators.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
That is partly because a conservative style is more likely to build up stress, but mostly because of the contemporary environment.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Delgado’s charitable giving is partly what hooked a Goliath investor in Canada, who spoke to the Sentinel in February following Delgado’s arrest on the condition that she was not identified by name.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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Joseph Dames, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Surveillance footage from the South Side restaurant partly allowed authorities to identify one of the co-conspirators.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
That is partly because a conservative style is more likely to build up stress, but mostly because of the contemporary environment.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Delgado’s charitable giving is partly what hooked a Goliath investor in Canada, who spoke to the Sentinel in February following Delgado’s arrest on the condition that she was not identified by name.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026
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“Partly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partly. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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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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