How to Use primarily in a Sentence

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• He was used as an outside linebacker, primarily rushing the passer as a sophomore.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
• Most second-home buyers, Wadsworth said, come primarily for the skiing.
  — Jim Morrison, BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2023
• In the last three years, hallucinogenic use, primarily of mushrooms, has nearly doubled among young adults.
  — Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
• Also, the exchange of real property held primarily for sale does not qualify as a like-kind exchange.
  — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
• Biden’s proposal relies primarily on new taxes to generate enough money to pay for new spending while reducing the deficit.
  — Javier Zarracina, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
• The wealthy co-founder of Total Wine & More is expected to primarily self-fund his bid, as he’s done for his House campaigns.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2023
• The food menu is simple, focusing primarily on creative flavors of chicken wings (think flavors like cherry cola or peanut butter, bacon and jalapeno).
  — Tamara Gane, Chron, 12 May 2023
• Key spent the majority of his snaps at safety for UAB, while Amos was primarily a cornerback.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 12 May 2023
• Casey Schmitt was called up Tuesday primarily for his defensive prowess, and definitely not his power.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2023
• Firefighters have burned vegetation there, primarily in the woods, since 1997.
  — Jennifer Oldham, ProPublica, 12 May 2023
• Everyone knows that the kitchen is the hub of the house and that they are primarily made of hard surfaces.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
• For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
  — Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
• Phenazepam is a sedative … primarily used at the time in Russia.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
• The last pandemic to strike the world with such force was the Spanish flu, which started in 1918, primarily afflicting not the old but the young.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• In addition to the vets who have earned the night off, 16 Browns players did not dress for the game primarily because of injuries.
  — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• Patrons have primarily used the drive-thru in the few days the restaurant has been open, and around mid-afternoon is when business gets busy.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
• By 1982, the penny was made primarily from zinc, with some copper.
  — Lauren McCarthy, New York Times, 12 June 2023
• Beauty was not in the eye of the beholder; it was defined primarily by its use in class struggle.
  — Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
• The woman received a type of cell therapy called CAR-T, which in the past has been used primarily to treat cancer.
  — Markham Heid, TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
• Barron, who grew up at least partly in the White House but lives primarily outside of the spotlight, turns 18 later this month.
  — Linda Marx, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• Police said that Williams was primarily wearing dark clothing at the time of the collision.
  — Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2024
• The many colors of urine Urine varies in color from pale yellow to deep amber, primarily due to urochrome, a byproduct of the normal breakdown of red blood cells.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
• The animals are herbivores, primarily eating grass and sedges, and can run up to 30 mph.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• The drugs induce weight loss by mimicking the actions of hormones, found primarily in the gut, that kick in after people eat.
  — Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
• Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• De Sisti works primarily on 3-foot-square, 4-foot-square or 4-foot-by-5-foot canvases.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
• Production took place in just 16 days and primarily on a soundstage.
  — Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
• In fact, most people in the U.S. consume caffeine daily, primarily in the form of coffee, tea and energy drinks.
  — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• That burden was primarily a legacy from the fall of GE Capital.
  — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
• While the news from Vienna rattled them, Hutchins said her son was primarily concerned about Swift's mental health and well-being.
  — Kaetlyn Liddy, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2024