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 November and December, the above normal fire risk is mainly confined to southern California.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
People mainly wanna talk to me about that.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
In the early days of my career, there were a lot of ballads in my repertoire and the audience was mainly seated at my shows.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Fire will mainly creep and smolder, and spotting potential will be reduced by higher relative humidity.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
People mainly wanna talk to me about that.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2025
In the early days of my career, there were a lot of ballads in my repertoire and the audience was mainly seated at my shows.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
Fire will mainly creep and smolder, and spotting potential will be reduced by higher relative humidity.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mainly
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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