better part
Example Sentences
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This placed Spalding, for the better part of a decade, as the most powerful owner in baseball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In fact, he’s been saying it explicitly for the better part of 40 years: “We should take the oil.”
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
His career was taking off after the better part of a decade doing sets at the Comedy Store, where he was the first Vietnamese American person to work as a door guy.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
That’s proving hard to do, given how pessimistic people have been about the economy for the better part of the past five years.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Having chased them for the better part of ten minutes, the hornets began the winding journey back to their decimated nest.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
