predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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In the predominantly Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Van in southeast Turkey, people gathered in public spaces, dancing in anticipation of the announcement.
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Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Olive Sturgess, who acted on television and film predominantly in the 1950s and 1960s, died February 19 in Los Angeles.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
What did Leicester City really expect from a man with sparse managerial experience and a career spent predominantly at the high echelons of the game?
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
At its inception, Wilmore and the school had a predominantly white population.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
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Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Olive Sturgess, who acted on television and film predominantly in the 1950s and 1960s, died February 19 in Los Angeles.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
What did Leicester City really expect from a man with sparse managerial experience and a career spent predominantly at the high echelons of the game?
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
At its inception, Wilmore and the school had a predominantly white population.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for predominantly
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominantly. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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