1
obsolete
: in a forceful manner
2
: for the most part : chiefly
Examples of mainly in a Sentence
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Steve Madeley has been a journalist for almost 25 years, including nearly 20 years covering sport, mainly football.
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Penegor is trying to engineer a turnaround for Papa Johns, focusing mainly on the menu.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Our next chance for precipitation is late on Sunday with a brief round of snow that will mainly impact our area on Sunday morning.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
This is mainly limited to the older celluloid ping-pong balls, which were traditionally made from nitrocellulose.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
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Steve Madeley, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2026
Penegor is trying to engineer a turnaround for Papa Johns, focusing mainly on the menu.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026
Our next chance for precipitation is late on Sunday with a brief round of snow that will mainly impact our area on Sunday morning.
—Ron Smiley, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
This is mainly limited to the older celluloid ping-pong balls, which were traditionally made from nitrocellulose.
—Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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