: for the greatest part : mainly
a mostly accurate story
Examples of mostly in a Sentence
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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The mostly White, progressive and relatively affluent district is among the most Jewish in the country.
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Mammalian scopes are mostly around 10 but go up to 20 for horses and just above 30 for canids.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Western black-legged ticks, which are found mostly on the Pacific coast, also carry Lyme bacteria, as well as several other pathogens, but typically less than 5 percent of them are infected, according to TickEncounter.
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Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Temperatures there are mostly in the upper 30s C (high 90s to low 100s F).
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Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Mammalian scopes are mostly around 10 but go up to 20 for horses and just above 30 for canids.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Western black-legged ticks, which are found mostly on the Pacific coast, also carry Lyme bacteria, as well as several other pathogens, but typically less than 5 percent of them are infected, according to TickEncounter.
—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
Temperatures there are mostly in the upper 30s C (high 90s to low 100s F).
—
Oleg Cetinic,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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