the best/better/greater part of
idiom
: more than half of (something) : most of (something)
It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.
We've been waiting for the best part of an hour.
They live here for the greater part of the year.
Examples of the best/better/greater part of in a Sentence
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Stephan: The lightsaber battle with Darth Maul was the best part of the film.
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Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 May 2024
That’s a drastic reversal for the company, which has sold items in all of its stores for the better part of the past 10 years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The tangy peach cobbler sauce was the best part of the dish.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
Sitting in a cramped metal tube for the better part of a day (or more) is not good for you.
—Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
After debating what to name the product for the better part of a year, the team settled on its eventual appellation: POLLEN.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
For the better part of the last 30 years, the Dead Boy Detectives — Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) — have specialized in helping ghosts whose cases would otherwise go unsolved.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
The feud has been one of the biggest talking points in the music business for the better part of this year, with artists and songwriters caught in the middle of the corporate standoff and looking for alternate ways to promote and market their music beyond the parameters of TikTok.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 2 May 2024
This joint effort between Tech and the Kansas City Symphony has been in the works for the better part of a year.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
Angelique Jackson, Variety, 11 May 2024
That’s a drastic reversal for the company, which has sold items in all of its stores for the better part of the past 10 years.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 10 May 2024
The tangy peach cobbler sauce was the best part of the dish.
—Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
Sitting in a cramped metal tube for the better part of a day (or more) is not good for you.
—Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
After debating what to name the product for the better part of a year, the team settled on its eventual appellation: POLLEN.
—Gabriela Riccardi, Quartz, 8 May 2024
For the better part of the last 30 years, the Dead Boy Detectives — Edwin Payne (George Rexstrew) and Charles Rowland (Jayden Revri) — have specialized in helping ghosts whose cases would otherwise go unsolved.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
The feud has been one of the biggest talking points in the music business for the better part of this year, with artists and songwriters caught in the middle of the corporate standoff and looking for alternate ways to promote and market their music beyond the parameters of TikTok.
—Dan Rys, Billboard, 2 May 2024
This joint effort between Tech and the Kansas City Symphony has been in the works for the better part of a year.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
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