1
obsolete
: in a forceful manner
2
: for the most part : chiefly
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Examples of mainly in a Sentence
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
Recent Examples on the Web
His base, mainly white, working-class and feeling neglected and forgotten by Washington, views him as a victim of a witch hunt.
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Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
According to the National Weather Service, there is another chance of rain on Thursday into Friday, followed by mainly dry weather for the weekend.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The brand – mainly sold in retailors such as Home Goods, Ross, Marshalls and Amazon – offers a line of blankets, sheets and other bedding.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
By Tuesday, the bulk of the moisture spreads eastward bringing the risk of flooding mainly to the Midwest.
—Allison Chinchar, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The arnica plant mainly grows in mountainous regions in Europe, East Asia, Canada, and the Northern United States.
—Isadora Baum, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
But mainly, the simple explanation is that — for all soccer’s tendency to hyperbole, its overriding obsession with systems, its fetishization of tactical complexity — a single game can be (and often is) determined solely by the talent of the individuals on the field.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
During the afternoon, mainly between noon and 5 p.m., there’s a chance that some storms could turn severe.
—Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
While searching the home, firefighters discovered the victim in a hallway located towards the back of the house, close to the room where the fire was mainly located.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
According to the National Weather Service, there is another chance of rain on Thursday into Friday, followed by mainly dry weather for the weekend.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2024
The brand – mainly sold in retailors such as Home Goods, Ross, Marshalls and Amazon – offers a line of blankets, sheets and other bedding.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2024
By Tuesday, the bulk of the moisture spreads eastward bringing the risk of flooding mainly to the Midwest.
—Allison Chinchar, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
The arnica plant mainly grows in mountainous regions in Europe, East Asia, Canada, and the Northern United States.
—Isadora Baum, Health, 13 Apr. 2024
But mainly, the simple explanation is that — for all soccer’s tendency to hyperbole, its overriding obsession with systems, its fetishization of tactical complexity — a single game can be (and often is) determined solely by the talent of the individuals on the field.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
During the afternoon, mainly between noon and 5 p.m., there’s a chance that some storms could turn severe.
—Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
While searching the home, firefighters discovered the victim in a hallway located towards the back of the house, close to the room where the fire was mainly located.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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