1
obsolete
: in a forceful manner
2
: for the most part : chiefly
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Examples of mainly in a Sentence
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Other considerations include possible upgrades to a home’s main electrical service panel, mainly on older homes, and adequate positioning of a roof, preferably facing south, Keller said.
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
As the bands toiled away over the ensuing months, the music media built the clash of the bands akin to the Beatles-Stones rivalry – if mainly as a way to sell more magazines.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
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Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
As the bands toiled away over the ensuing months, the music media built the clash of the bands akin to the Beatles-Stones rivalry – if mainly as a way to sell more magazines.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for mainly
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 13 May. 2024.
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