How to Use at-large in a Sentence

at-large

adjective

• Gilmore lost her race for the at-large board seat, with 43.4% of votes.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2024
• The at-large thief could be looking for a new dog, Williams feared.
  — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2025
• An at-large team and the highest rate Group of Five team would get in as well.
  — Scott Thompson, Fox News, 12 Mar. 2025
• Is your program on the cusp of an at-large bid and struggling to stay afloat?
  — Mark Schindler, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
• Boise State and Nevada were in the bottom five of at-large berths as well.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2024
• And sent a major dent into the Red Raiders' at-large hopes.
  — Dallas News, 25 Feb. 2023
• The top two candidates in the at-large race will fill those seats for four-year terms.
  — Kate Murphy, Axios, 3 Oct. 2024
• The Knights are projected to earn an at-large bid based on the team’s strong RPI (29) and strength of schedule (22).
  — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2025
• Not once over the course of five weeks did Michigan crack the Top 25, much less move into range of an at-large berth.
  — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 22 May 2025
• All three are running for re-election to one of the four at-large City Council seats.
  — Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
• Santos has high-minded aims for himself, and the team at-large.
  — The Enquirer, 21 Feb. 2023
• The bill called for four at-large members and nine district members, phased in over time.
  — Christopher Huffaker, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Feb. 2023
• Voters have from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to cast their votes for district and at-large city councilors.
  — Maggie Scales, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
• Drake, 37, then removed the song on April 26 — but Crow doesn't think such actions solve the problem at-large.
  — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 26 June 2024
• The Minnesota Court of Appeals has 19 members who serve the state at-large.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Jan. 2024
• Each chef works at his or her own counter with mostly at-large seating.
  — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 22 May 2024
• Kapitan and Hunt both serve as at-large members of the council.
  — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
• NC State is one of those teams that could have new life after securing an at-large bid.
  — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
• The network and, perhaps, viewers at-large weren’t quite ready for Angela Chase.
  — Thea Glassman, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023
• Texas would still make the playoff with a loss and benefit from a week off prior to their first-round matchup as an at-large.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• Of the total, 75 are appointed at-large by the chair, while the rest are elected in their respective states.
  — Jeff Mason, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
• The Cougars must win out and get plenty of help in order to mount a serious challenge for an at-large berth.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
• Cal Poly, despite getting swept, is still very much in the picture for an at-large invite.
  — Mitch Light, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
• In Division 7, Agoura made the tournament at 7-3 with an at-large berth.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• Meanwhile the owner’s friend had posted on Facebook the day of the attack a note about locating the at-large dogs.
  — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 18 July 2023
• Now five candidates are vying for the four at-large seats that are up for election on Beech Grove’s school board.
  — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2024
• Voters will pick one at-large member as well as eight district seats.
  — Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2023
• The other three spots are filled with at-large berths determined from NCAA rankings.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
• The Journal Sentinel sent three questions to each of the candidates for the at-large seat.
  — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Murphy finished third in the at-large race last year, drawing 46,360 votes.
  — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026