lion's share

noun

|Updated on: 24 Jun 2018

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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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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.

— todd rosiak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "With Orlando Arcia still mired in a slump, Hernán Pérez gets a start at shortstop," 17 June 2018
Florida took in 7,200 students — Orange and Osceola counties took in the lion's share — and hired dozens of teachers from Puerto Rico.

— colleen wright, miamiherald, "From Hurricane Irma to Parkland, was this the most stressful school year?," 7 June 2018
Southern California's powerful water agency — the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — said Thursday its board will vote again in July on whether to pay for the lion's share of the project, known officially as California WaterFix.

— dale kasler and ryan sabalow, sacbee, "Southern California already supports the Delta tunnels. But now it's voting again," 7 June 2018
Outdoor use accounts for the lion's share of total residential consumption in much of California.

— ryan sabalow and dale kasler, sacbee, "No, Californians, you won't be fined $1,000 if you shower and do laundry the same day," 6 June 2018
Armenteros has featured mostly as a late game substitute this season as longtime Portland striker Fanendo Adi has earned the lion's share of starts this year.

— jamie goldberg, OregonLive.com, "Samuel Armenteros scores twice to lead Portland Timbers to 3-2 win over Colorado Rapids," 26 May 2018
This means that a private entity could take over control of the space station (and pay the lion's share of the bills) or several smaller commercial stations could fulfill the role of providing orbital way stations.

— eric berger, Ars Technica, "Bipartisan pair of senators blast plan to end space station in seven years," 16 May 2018
Predictably, the visitors enjoyed the lion's share of possession - a staggering 70 percent overall - but managed just five shots on target, one of which being a superb curled finish by David Silva in the 77th minute.

— SI.com, "West Ham Utd vs Manchester City Preview: Recent Form, Previous Encounter, Team News & More," 28 Apr. 2018
But the lion's share of Tuesday's proceedings consisted of legislators reading the transcript of a contentious nine-hour deposition of the woman conducted by Greitens' attorneys in early April.

— jason hancock, kansascity, "Missouri lawmakers read, aloud, hours of testimony by woman in Greitens case | The Kansas City Star," 22 May 2018

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