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

Ugreen says this capability adds the option for enterprise-class endurance and sustained write performance in the main storage bay, which would be beneficial for housing active project files, virtual machine storage, or databases. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

None of the dead were among the 51 people named in the main investigation used to justify the operation, the report found. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Lee obsessively tweaked the lighting in the main space to land on a tone that’s photo-shoot friendly. — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 27 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for in the main

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