How to Use primarily in a Sentence

primarily

adverb

• Everyone knows that the kitchen is the hub of the house and that they are primarily made of hard surfaces.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
• For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
  — Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
• Phenazepam is a sedative … primarily used at the time in Russia.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
• The last pandemic to strike the world with such force was the Spanish flu, which started in 1918, primarily afflicting not the old but the young.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• In addition to the vets who have earned the night off, 16 Browns players did not dress for the game primarily because of injuries.
  — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• Patrons have primarily used the drive-thru in the few days the restaurant has been open, and around mid-afternoon is when business gets busy.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
• By 1982, the penny was made primarily from zinc, with some copper.
  — Lauren McCarthy, New York Times, 12 June 2023
• The woman received a type of cell therapy called CAR-T, which in the past has been used primarily to treat cancer.
  — Markham Heid, TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
• Barron, who grew up at least partly in the White House but lives primarily outside of the spotlight, turns 18 later this month.
  — Linda Marx, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• Police said that Williams was primarily wearing dark clothing at the time of the collision.
  — Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2024
• The many colors of urine Urine varies in color from pale yellow to deep amber, primarily due to urochrome, a byproduct of the normal breakdown of red blood cells.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
• The animals are herbivores, primarily eating grass and sedges, and can run up to 30 mph.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• The drugs induce weight loss by mimicking the actions of hormones, found primarily in the gut, that kick in after people eat.
  — Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
• Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• In fact, most people in the U.S. consume caffeine daily, primarily in the form of coffee, tea and energy drinks.
  — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• That burden was primarily a legacy from the fall of GE Capital.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
• United States targets in Iraq and Syria have been attacked more than 60 times, primarily by drones and rockets, since Oct. 17.
  — NBC News, 4 Dec. 2023
• These new species appear to have primarily lived in southern latitudes unlike the T-rex, but ate mostly meat like its cousins.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Aug. 2023
• At the time of their deaths, both rappers were involved in an infamous East Coast-West Coast rivalry that primarily defined the hip-hop scene during the mid-1990s.
  — Rio Yamat and Ken Ritter, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2023
• The upgrade was due primarily to extremely warm ocean water in the Atlantic where storms like to form, forecasters said.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
• For months, the bears broke into homes through garages, windows, and doors — primarily motivated to reach human food.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
• All sources said that Friday's talks were primarily centered around this issue.
  — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2023
• The fire’s footprint grew by about 3,000 acres from Monday, still burning primarily in the eastern portion of the national preserve.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
• Rather than serving hot cocoa or apple cider in these old-fashioned Santa mugs, they’re primarily used for decor now.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Nov. 2023
• By the halftime, the Chiefs were down thanks primarily to the Chiefs' defensive strategy, which kept the Bengals from scoring after halftime.
  — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
• Despite this, the season remains by far the busiest among tourists, primarily since Spain is such an easy getaway for Brits, Germans, and other Europeans whose schools are out for the summer.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2023
• As well as being home to some big cities, many small communities will mark the eclipse with events primarily aimed at local people, but open to everyone.
  — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
• As the figure below shows, nuclear’s loss was primarily coal’s gain.
  — Michael Lynch, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• Because our circadian rhythms are primarily ruled by light, one simple way to get it back in tune is to be strategic about when you’re exposed to brightness and darkness.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2024
• The decrease is primarily because projects that won’t be completed within five years have been removed from the analysis.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024