in a sense

in a sense
in a sense
in a way; in one way of looking at it. •

In a sense, cars make life better.

But, in a sense, they also make life worse.

* * *
{adv. phr.} In some ways but not in all; somewhat. * /Mr. Smith said our school is the best in the state, and in a sense that is true./ * /In a sense, arithmetic is a language./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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