1
obsolete
: in a forceful manner
2
: for the most part : chiefly
Synonyms
Examples of mainly in a Sentence
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Community is the driving force here, mainly the idea that art and creativity can help foster community, therefore guests can join various classes, lectures, and workshops offered throughout their stay.
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Monica Mendal, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2024
That triggered the largest one-day job loss in the history of North Carolina and the textile industry at that time, as 7,650 people lost their jobs, mainly in Cabarrus and Rowan counties.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024
Friday’s weather should be isolated mainly to rains, with winds not expected to gust much higher than 25 miles per hour and hail less likely.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Between 500 and 1000 C.E., Byzantine, Visigothic and Arab forces fought for control of the Iberian Peninsula, which is mainly made up of Spain and Portugal.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Justice presented as something of an alternative to their peers; their music was distinct, like a mutated Daft Punk, with assaultive songs that mainly lacked vocals and touted instrumentation pocked by harsh, distorted sounds.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Warm temperatures and mainly dry conditions are in store for the Ohio Valley region this weekend.
—The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2024
His base, mainly white, working-class and feeling neglected and forgotten by Washington, views him as a victim of a witch hunt.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
According to the National Weather Service, there is another chance of rain on Thursday into Friday, followed by mainly dry weather for the weekend.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
Monica Mendal, Vogue, 27 Apr. 2024
That triggered the largest one-day job loss in the history of North Carolina and the textile industry at that time, as 7,650 people lost their jobs, mainly in Cabarrus and Rowan counties.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2024
Friday’s weather should be isolated mainly to rains, with winds not expected to gust much higher than 25 miles per hour and hail less likely.
—Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
Between 500 and 1000 C.E., Byzantine, Visigothic and Arab forces fought for control of the Iberian Peninsula, which is mainly made up of Spain and Portugal.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Justice presented as something of an alternative to their peers; their music was distinct, like a mutated Daft Punk, with assaultive songs that mainly lacked vocals and touted instrumentation pocked by harsh, distorted sounds.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
Warm temperatures and mainly dry conditions are in store for the Ohio Valley region this weekend.
—The Enquirer, 26 Apr. 2024
His base, mainly white, working-class and feeling neglected and forgotten by Washington, views him as a victim of a witch hunt.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
According to the National Weather Service, there is another chance of rain on Thursday into Friday, followed by mainly dry weather for the weekend.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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