better part
Example Sentences
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"Scotland has a better part of the North Sea."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Together for the better part of four decades, L7 did not faff around with small talk and pleasantries: They took the stage and rocked your face off.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
The company “has spent the better part of a decade repositioning itself from a hardware and services business into a software-led platform anchored by hybrid cloud and AI,” he wrote.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
“As we have been writing for the better part of two months, it is clear that labor market conditions have improved substantially since the middle of 2025,” he wrote Thursday.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
They rode for the better part of an hour, until Kaisa halted them all to allow the lymer to go ahead on his own.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
