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

In my experience working alongside businesspeople around the world, that is a fact of life that is, more often than not, either ignored or learned the hard way. — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Far more often than not in the Padres’ first 51 years of existence, there wasn’t even the hope of a winning season. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2026

Instead, the dramatic focus pivots entirely around Faria’s performance, which unfortunately works against the movie, more often than not. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 Sep. 2026

While voters’ choices have been, more often than not, defensible, the unanimity betrays a lack of imagination and drains any hint of drama from the ceremony. — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for more often than not

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