more often than not

phrase

: happening more than half the time

He wins more often than not.

More often than not, I stay home instead of going out.

Examples of more often than not in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For a mid-market business already running a solid control baseline, such as ISO 27001, when a new regulation drops, more often than not the organization can introduce the new requirement through mapping to the existing control framework. — Keegan Crage, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Bareilles is mourning a few things — the deaths of close friends, dreams of easy fertility, assumptions of female autonomy, the American dream — but the music soars, more often than not. — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026

Breaking down the song of the summer debate Music reviewers on social media are, more often than not, pretentious snobs who take themselves too seriously, but Mic The Snare is a welcome change of pace. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

That’s because more often than not, this team is walking a tightrope with its roster. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for more often than not

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot