lion's share

noun

: the largest portion
received the lion's share of the research money

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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While Lewis appeared to receive the lion's share of the blame for sparking the two-decade run of unprecedented success Brady produced with the New England Patriots, the retired linebacker argued the fault should actually be assigned to Bledsoe. Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025 Instead of directing the lion's share of money to Elon Musk's space and satellite company, early results indicate that states still plan to deploy fiber broadband networks to most of their unserved households. ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2025 Higher mortgage rates weigh on home sales Existing home sales are the lion's share of homes sold each month. Jim Sergent, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025 Those funds were meant to cover the lion's share of the $1 billion needed to construct the project called KOREPlex — a factory to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lion's share

Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lion's share was in 1742

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“Lion's share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lion%27s%20share. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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lion's share

noun
: the largest portion
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