mainly
Example Sentences
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Over the weekend, rainfall was focused mainly across the north and west of the UK.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
In humans, information about light reaches the brain mainly through the eyes, allowing melatonin production to rise at night and fall during the day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, a legal nonprofit that works mainly with independent journalists and smaller outlets, has received nearly 1,600 requests for assistance since October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Put this all together and farmers — mainly large-scale row-crop producers of corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, rice and peanuts — are already set to receive roughly $55 billion from the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
We mainly just talk about how well I’m doing at “leadership camp.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
