in a sense—
1. in a way; to some extent:
- Mass and energy are equivalent, and mass is to be regarded in a sense as a concentrated source of energy.
2. in some respect:
- Everything in that conversation would be true, in a sense, although palpably not true in another.
3. in the meaning:
- Antiphrasis—a figure of speech by which words are used in a sense opposite to their proper meaning.
in the sense — = in a sense 3:
- For what it’s worth, I’ve heard this word used in the sense in question in everyday conversations.