in a/one sense

idiom

: in one way : from one point of view
In one sense, he was correct.

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The second type of scientific AI aims, in a sense, to speak the language of biology. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2025 Williams bringing the dance back in 2025 felt like a redemption, in a sense. Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025 Whether a film is a documentary or a fictional drama, all modern cinema is in a sense docu-fictional, because most viewers know that a documentary is carefully crafted to yield a narrative and that the making of a fictional film is often as good a story as the one in the script. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025 Photo: Allyson Lubow Photography The upstairs bathroom is ensuite in a sense — divided between a nook for a toilet and a shower with a glass floor. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in a/one sense

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“In a/one sense.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%2Fone%20sense. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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