The phrase "provide some sense of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to convey that something gives an understanding or impression of a particular idea or concept.
Example: "The data collected from the survey will provide some sense of the community's needs and preferences."
Alternatives: "offer an understanding of" or "give an impression of".
But the fence, while different from a wall, does provide some sense of the numbers involved.
In Western nations, it is usual to seek a space that will provide some sense of solitude.
"We have a duty to our fans to keep up the show, to provide some sense of community or solace," Menaker said.
"We are determined to keep digging until we can provide some sense of closure to the families of everyone who was lost," he said.
Even if you'll never make it to the Newseum in person, the guides and a video tour provide some sense of what it's like.
And thank goodness, too: we rely on these lists to provide some sense of stability amidst the vertiginous overabundance of movies, books, music, and so on.
Information of this general nature provides some sense of the shift in prosperity in the Western provinces.
He told ABC television that it was important that a quartet statement provided "some sense of a timeframe, a timeline, if you like, for a successful negotiation".
They are giving food rations to civilians and providing some sense of security with their own police force and court system based on strict interpretations of Islamic law.
The new survey offers one of the first glimpses of how American families were positioned financially as the roof fell in on the economy, and it provides some sense of how much wealth has been destroyed since then.
The withering response to these reports provides some sense of Musharraf's badly diminished stature in Pakistan: one well-known journalist, Murtaza Solangi, seized on the last detail with a stinging proclamation of disbelief.
