How to Use in the majority in a Sentence
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He’s been given the lead in the majority of his starts and pitched it away.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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The group notes that the five justices in the majority on that case are gone from the court.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 19 Aug. 2025
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Kohl served as chair of all three panels when Democrats were in the majority.
—Todd Richmond, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
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Like in the majority of the nation, it's left up to parents.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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The two judges in the majority did not explain their reasons.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
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Firearms were used in the majority of the deaths at 76 percent.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
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Instead, like in the majority of states, it's left up to parents.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Now their lawmakers are in the majority and want to be able to remake the rules.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
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Here’s to hoping one day weed will be legal in the majority of countries.
—Lindsey Bartlett, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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But such dissenting opinions were in the majority in the weeks to come.
—Liz Smith, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2024
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Autopsies found no heart defects in the majority of those who died.
—Linda Carroll, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2023
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The vote was along party lines, with the right-leaning justices in the majority.
—Harvey Levine, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
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After four years in the majority, Democrats lost the House once again.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 31 Jan. 2023
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That’s evident in the majority of the tunes.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
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The court's three liberals were in the majority.
—Christian Orozco, NBC news, 24 Dec. 2025
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Even if Bradley were to win re-election, liberals would still be in the majority.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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But a key factor, in the majority's view, was that the prayers were meant for the lawmakers, not the public.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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Mehta’s bullish call puts him in the majority of Wall Street analysts.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 13 May 2025
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And those two justices, Jon, were most in the majority this term 95 percent of the time.
—ABC News, 2 July 2023
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If the two parties split those two, that puts Republicans in the majority, by one.
—Brady Dale, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
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Kavanaugh was in the majority 96% of the time, Roberts 95% of the time.
—Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 5 July 2023
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April 15 is also the deadline in the majority of states that collect income tax.
—Dan Avery, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
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Goldman's buy rating on Walmart is in the majority on the Street.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
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The trio voted in the majority in nearly every one of the highest-profile cases.
—Ann E. Marimow, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
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Most of the 10 episodes run for 25 minutes or less, and in the majority of them, very little happens.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 16 May 2025
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The human layer remains the weakest link in the majority of breaches.
—Tarun Eldho Alias, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Republicans are in the majority and would need to make that decision.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2026
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Spracklin's call puts him in the majority among analysts covering the stock.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
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Despite the uptick, the report found only 1 in 3 people think they would be missed in the majority of their meetings.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
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And there aren't enough votes in the House either, now that Republicans are in the majority.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2023
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