Definition of lion's share
: the largest portion
- received the lion's share of the research money
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Examples of lion's share in a Sentence
She claimed the lion's share of the credit for the show's success.
the lead actress deservedly got the lion's share of credit for the show's success
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That should generate the lion's share ($15.9 billion) of the $22.1 billion in TV revenues, CTA estimates.
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The fact that the company stuck taxpayers with the lion's share of the cleanup bill rankles some observers, especially in light of the family's reputation as budget hawks critical of government spending.
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The fact that the company stuck taxpayers with the lion's share of the cleanup bill rankles some observers, especially in light of the family's reputation as budget hawks critical of government spending.
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But the lion's share of the people that HHS is dealing with are, like Art said, they are abandoned by people.
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Critics said some of the more rural regions would suffer from extraordinary rates of poverty as individual states, while coastal communities flourished in new, smaller states where the lion's share of California tax revenue is generated.
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While Sanford's loss will get the lion's share of attention -- for a lot of reasons including Sanford's own personal transgressions of the past -- the victory by one-time Trump aide Corey Stewart in Virginia is at least as big a story.
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The World Finals will take place June 19 in Las Vegas where one champion will hoist the esports equivalent of the Stanley Cup and take home the lion's share of the $100,000 in prize money.
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Arcia's high-level defense -- his 10 defensive runs saved ties him for fifth-most in the majors with, among others, teammate Lorenzo Cain -- still merits him receiving the lion's share of playing time at shortstop, Counsell says.
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: the largest part of something
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