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Examples of mostly in a Sentence
the weather this month has been mostly mild
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Biden has tried to match the effort, choosing mostly liberal judges for the federal bench who are far more diverse than those chosen by past presidents.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
The film mostly focuses on new (and mustached) baby Pubert Addams and his duplicitous nanny, Debbie (a fiendish Joan Cusack), who sets her gold-digging sights on Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd).
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
Toro, whose parents are of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, grew up mostly in Colorado.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Still, this sequel mostly makes good on the promise of building from a foundation that goes back centuries yet carbon-dates to just a quarter of a century ago, the one issued from a man, bloodied but unbowed, standing before a spectators who want their money’s worth.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
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First Known Use
1563, in the meaning defined above
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“Mostly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mostly. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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Nglish: Translation of mostly for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of mostly for Arabic Speakers
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