How to Use by and large in a Sentence
by and large
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But the center, by and large, still had a leading role.
— USA Today, 22 Apr. 2021 -
The answer is that no one can, and by and large, the cast wisely side-steps that minefield.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Aug. 2024 -
Fans, teammates and the media were by and large supportive.
— Dae Hee Kwak, The Conversation, 9 July 2024 -
But by and large the condemnation is only words, not actions — at least so far.
— New York Times, 14 May 2021 -
The same goes for coaches, officials and journalists, by and large.
— Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 5 May 2021 -
The Bruins, by and large, showed great patience and discipline.
— BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2021 -
The long-term intent, by and large, is not to buy a collectible as an investment and sell it two or three years later.
— Thomas H. Ruggie, Forbes, 13 May 2021 -
People by and large, are engaging in a lot of activity.
— CBS News, 25 Apr. 2021 -
Those losses did not materialize, as consumers opted, by and large, to pay down debt.
— Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 7 May 2021 -
And by and large, the games that Black players continue to dominate don’t have nearly the same financial support as others.
— Luke Winkie, The Atlantic, 5 May 2021 -
Campaigning has been a challenge for many of the scientists, who by and large are new to politics and have relatively few connections that can help.
— Lindzi Wessel, Science | AAAS, 13 May 2021 -
And now Abbott was in Houston, signaling his commitment to fixing a system that by and large had just operated quite smoothly.
— New York Times, 4 May 2021 -
The writers bring plenty of skepticism to their subjects, but relatively little judgment, and by and large the framing feels less like a courtroom than a museum or science fair.
— Reid Singer, Outside Online, 15 May 2021 -
The reason is that Southern Californians, by and large, care about football, basketball and baseball.
— Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2021 -
Yes, but: Democrats had no real choice during the March primary — and by and large were not wildly enthusiastic about Biden's candidacy.
— Asher Price, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024 -
Fans by and large want to see lots of offense and lots of points.
— BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2021 -
But, by and large, drinkers simply adapted to the change.
— Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024 -
But, by and large, the players of the era are captured, in addition to the feel.
— Dallas News, 30 Oct. 2022 -
Suppose that the numbers showed that by and large, the drivers went to the right edge.
— Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 -
The club believes the upside, by and large, was already there.
— Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 14 Feb. 2023 -
But by and large, Watt hadn’t yet figured out how to work with his idol.
— Brad Sanders, SPIN, 13 Mar. 2023 -
But by and large, the women on these teams seem to agree: Simone Biles did the right thing.
— Sarah Spelling, Vogue, 28 July 2021 -
But, by and large, Irabién prefers tortillas hot off the comal.
— Washington Post, 15 June 2022 -
Alaskans and Americans are, by and large, very middle-of-the-road.
— Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 -
But by and large, the day belonged to the Patriots’ defense.
— Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022 -
But by and large, this is not something that is common in this league.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Well, by and large, he's stayed in the low 20s in the polls, and at times that's been as many as 30 points behind Donald Trump.
— Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023 -
What there don’t seem to have been, by and large, were ruling classes.
— George Scialabba, The New Republic, 1 Nov. 2021 -
Sofia: But by and large, the actual body of the aluminum can is pretty easy to process.
— Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 May 2023 -
So far, the vaccines have held the line, by and large, against the onrushing swarm of variants.
— Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2021
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