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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In tight matches, goals have come mainly from defenders, with César Montes and Johan Vásquez being the primary threats on set pieces.
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
But Shahed drones have mainly struck stationary targets such as Amazon data centers and energy facilities, sometimes hitting slow-moving commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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While both are mainly made of triglycerides, the fats in butter are naturally occurring, while fats in margarine are industrially modified.
—Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Outside of permitting and other procedural measures — annoying when disregarded, but not the main reason producers decamp elsewhere — mayoral efforts mainly involve lobbying other people to do something.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
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Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
But Shahed drones have mainly struck stationary targets such as Amazon data centers and energy facilities, sometimes hitting slow-moving commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
While both are mainly made of triglycerides, the fats in butter are naturally occurring, while fats in margarine are industrially modified.
—Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Outside of permitting and other procedural measures — annoying when disregarded, but not the main reason producers decamp elsewhere — mayoral efforts mainly involve lobbying other people to do something.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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