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

After being dominated on the glass more often than not early this season, the Heat also won the rebounding battle on Wednesday. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

When compared with similar gaming laptops, the Raider Max HX B2W took the top spot in our benchmarks more often than not, for both everyday productivity and gaming performance. — Marshall Honorof, PC Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026

Much of the Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies and parts of the Great Lakes had below-average snowfall more often than not. — Sam Hart, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

Designer Andrew Torrey is known for his modern, sleek, and—more often than not—clean interiors. — Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for more often than not

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