What does "in the sense that/of" mean?

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Question

What does "in the sense that/of" mean?

Thanks in advance.

Answer

"In the sense that/of" is typically used to clarify the meaning of something one is trying to express.

Example:
That woman is hot in the sense that she as a fever, not that I think she's attractive.

You use "sense that" before a secondary clause ("she has a fever" in my example), and "sense of" when it's used before a verb ending in "ing". (example: "When I said his nose is running, I used the word 'running' in the sense of dripping, not of moving quickly.")

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It's an idiom for explaining something, like "I wouldn't call myself Jacob, in the sense that Jacob isn't my real name" Stupid example but it gets the idea across.