How to Use majority in a Sentence

majority

noun
  • A clear majority of the voters support the policy.
  • The Republicans are currently the majority in the Senate.
  • The same would be the case for the vast majority of countries in the world.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 12 Aug. 2024
  • My wife was present for making the vast majority of it.
    Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2026
  • So the majority of the power goes to the rear.
    Morgan Korn, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • My wife still talks to the majority of all those players’ wives, too.
    Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • And the majority of Tee’s clients comes from word-of-mouth.
    Taylor Crumpton, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
  • That is the majority of women, for years of their lives.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • The pair still own the vast majority of the business.
    Iain Martin, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The vast majority, like Mendes, don’t want to yell at their kids.
    Zara Hanawalt, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But with a narrow majority, his time in the role was volatile — and short-lived.
    Zak Hudak, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • Song missed the majority of spring training with an oblique strain.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • But the vast majority of those jobs have since vanished.
    Matt Egan, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Caissie has played the majority of his games in right field, but also has some time in left field.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The vast majority were on foot.
    Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The majority of the women there had kids.
    Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The student, like the vast majority of those at the school, was new to this country.
    Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
  • The majority of these crimes were matched up by his descriptions of the crime scene.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, since the vast majority of these deals are cash, mortgage rate shock is not an issue.
    John Walkup, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Even if a majority was enough to enact changes, an eighth school would need to join in on the dissent.
    The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The vast majority of guns do not come from Chicago.
    Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And then, with Brexit, the vast majority of élites were against it.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 12 June 2026
  • That said, the vast majority of buyers seemed pleased with their purchase.
    Kaitlin Stanford, Parents, 4 May 2024
  • The price of crude oil is responsible for the majority of the price of gas.
    Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Sims handles the majority of the work.
    Audiofile Magazine september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
  • If no candidate wins a majority, the top two will advance to a runoff.
    CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • So again, the majority of minutes at that center spot would go to Hunter.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Like the majority of old cars and trucks, this Ford has a distant past that’s unknown.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2023
  • And of course, Michael Thomas needs to stay healthy for the majority of the season.
    Daniel Kohn, Spin, 6 Sep. 2023
  • And for the vast majority of those years, Colorado has had a higher share of moves in than moves out.
    Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026

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