Examples of partway in a Sentence
I was partway to school when I realized I had forgotten my book.
Partway down the mountain, he sprained his ankle.
The team got a new coach partway through the season.
They met up with some friends partway through the trip.
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The department said one body was found near the base of the cliffs and another person was rescued partway down.
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Om Shanti Om features several of these: Coincidences abound, but most strikingly, our two main characters disappear partway through the film and are reborn, now in reversed roles.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Few policymakers go partway on liberalizing the cross-border flow of goods, people, and capital and conclude that the time has come to stop.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
When Smyth and West arrived, the troopers parked out of sight, walked partway up the driveway and hid behind trees, according to court records.
—oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
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Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2024
Om Shanti Om features several of these: Coincidences abound, but most strikingly, our two main characters disappear partway through the film and are reborn, now in reversed roles.
—Mallika Rao, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Few policymakers go partway on liberalizing the cross-border flow of goods, people, and capital and conclude that the time has come to stop.
—Oren Cass, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2021
When Smyth and West arrived, the troopers parked out of sight, walked partway up the driveway and hid behind trees, according to court records.
—oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
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“Partway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partway. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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partway
adverb
part·way
ˈpärt-ˈwā 
: to a part of a distance
followed us partway home
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