partially succeed
Frequency: 6.25.5 per million words
succeed to some extent, but not completely
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- The team partially succeeded in their attempt to break the world record.
- While we didn't achieve all our goals, we partially succeeded in improving efficiency.
- The diplomatic efforts partially succeeded in de-escalating the conflict.
- She partially succeeded in her plan to surprise her parents.
- The experiment partially succeeded, yielding some interesting but inconclusive results.
- Despite facing numerous obstacles, the project partially succeeded.
- He partially succeeded in convincing the board to adopt his proposal.
- Although the initial launch wasn't a complete triumph, the company partially succeeded in gaining market share.
- The rescue mission partially succeeded; some hostages were freed, but others remained captive.
- We partially succeeded in our efforts to reduce pollution in the city.