in the main

phrase

: in general

—used to say that a statement is true in most cases or at most times

The workers are in the main very capable.

The weather has in the main been quite good.

Examples of in the main in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The bedrooms in the main trullo were curtained off from the living room—don’t worry, the bathroom had a door—and the advertised AC units were only in the outbuildings. — Rachel Fletcher, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026

In 2028 reeditions of archival pieces will be integrated in the main collection, rather than just used for capsules and special drops, the executive said. — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

Those observations also revealed that Bennu was once part of a much larger, water-rich parent asteroid that shattered in a catastrophic collision in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026

And guidelines for the BAFTAs, which has never nominated Seyfried, don’t specifically preclude documentaries from submitting in the main categories, but there’s no definitive confirmation as of press time. — Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for in the main

• aeroplane
• appertain
• ascertain
• capitaine
• cassegrain
• cellophane
• chatelaine
• counterpane
• entertain
• halothane
• hurricane
• hyperplane