to a certain extent

idiom

: up to a point
To a certain extent he's right.

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West Germany’s players embraced that billing — to a certain extent. Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2025 And with that, the family of those players feel it, to a certain extent, too. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Sep. 2025 Miramar is the new kid on the block to a certain extent. David Moin, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025 Independent journalism, to a certain extent, is a test of that luck. Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to a certain extent

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“To a certain extent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20a%20certain%20extent. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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