Examples of chiefly in a Sentence
Adverb
our video collection consists chiefly of comedies, but we have a few horror movies
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Coal fuel is a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions, chiefly carbon dioxide, driving climate change.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
City News Service, Daily News, 26 May 2026
The annual celebration, which traces its roots back to the chiefly British Empire Day, observes the unity of the Commonwealth of Nations, an international association of 56 countries.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
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Adverb
The Tonys are chiefly meant to honor Broadway theaters but for the past 50 years has also given a Special Tony Award for Regional Theater.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 June 2026
Coal fuel is a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions, chiefly carbon dioxide, driving climate change.
—Dan Vergano, Scientific American, 4 June 2026
Adjective
Astilbe is a noun meaning any of a genus of chiefly Asian perennial plants of the saxifrage family that have simple or usually compound leaves and are widely cultivated for their panicles of usually white, pink or red flowers.
—City News Service, Daily News, 26 May 2026
The annual celebration, which traces its roots back to the chiefly British Empire Day, observes the unity of the Commonwealth of Nations, an international association of 56 countries.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Chiefly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chiefly. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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