How to Use partly in a Sentence

partly

adverb
  • The project failed partly because of a lack of funds.
  • What you say is only partly true.
  • This gap is partly where trust erodes.
    — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That’s partly why the study took so long.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 5.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 3.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • At night partly cloudy with a low around 58.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Then by night, partly cloudy with a low near 39.
    — Doris Alvarez Cea, Florida Times-Union, 2 Feb. 2026
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 50.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 36.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 36.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 59.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 51.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 55.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 54.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 59.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 53.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy with a low around 60.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Then partly cloudy, with a low around 53 at night.
    — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • At night, partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025

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