greater part
Example Sentences
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“The greater part of the explanation lies in the costs and liabilities of hiring in California — costs and especially liabilities that are higher than other states,” he said in an emailed statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
As this debt becomes a greater part of bond markets—and funds that track them—investors seeking a broad mix of market exposure will have to make sure they are really diversified.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
Years later, colonial official Sir Charles Eliot said Nairobi sat in "a depression with a very thin layer of soil or rock. The soil was water-logged during the greater part of the year".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2024
The couple have been sleeping there under a fan for the greater part of the week, as temperatures in the main part of the house reached 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022
He and the greater part of his men were across the river, working on Pharaoh’s new addition to the Great Temple, shaping and fitting stones as they were needed for the walls.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
