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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Embiid, who has missed 15 games mainly due to right knee soreness, scored 16 points as the cold-shooting Sixers grabbed a 52-49 halftime lead.
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CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Patchy Dense Fog has also developed in portions of Upstate South Carolina, mainly east of the I-26 Corridor.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Dec. 2025
Those taking multiple medications were also more likely to be taking benzodiazepine receptor agonists (taken for anxiety or insomnia), laxatives and psychotropic medications (mainly used for depression, anxiety, psychosis and other mood disorders).
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Farther south, Washington, DC, is seeing mainly rain from this storm system, although some sleet and freezing rain is falling in northern areas of Maryland.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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CBS News, 27 Dec. 2025
Patchy Dense Fog has also developed in portions of Upstate South Carolina, mainly east of the I-26 Corridor.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 27 Dec. 2025
Those taking multiple medications were also more likely to be taking benzodiazepine receptor agonists (taken for anxiety or insomnia), laxatives and psychotropic medications (mainly used for depression, anxiety, psychosis and other mood disorders).
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Farther south, Washington, DC, is seeing mainly rain from this storm system, although some sleet and freezing rain is falling in northern areas of Maryland.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 4 Jan. 2026.
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