predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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Asian nations also paid tribute, especially in the predominantly Catholic Philippines, where church bells tolled on Monday across the capital of Manila.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The tax credits are off-limits to public school students, while the grants went predominantly to this group.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2025
The memo accuses Griffin’s campaign of targeting military and overseas ballots in predominantly Democratic counties, pointing to a ProPublica report showing Griffin previously voted using the method.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
These architects’ developed an initial three-pronged strategy: to retain the essence of the property’s characteristics, to co-generate design ideas with family members and to build new structures predominantly with materials already on site.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
The tax credits are off-limits to public school students, while the grants went predominantly to this group.
—Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman, 19 Apr. 2025
The memo accuses Griffin’s campaign of targeting military and overseas ballots in predominantly Democratic counties, pointing to a ProPublica report showing Griffin previously voted using the method.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predominantly
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominantly. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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