How to Use predominant in a Sentence

predominant

adjective

• Religion is the predominant theme of the play.
• She is predominant among new writers.
• There are states now where the predominant way to vote is by mail.
  — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2020
• From there, the Air Raid spread like wild and became the predominant way offense was run in the Big 12.
  — Time, 13 Dec. 2022
• And, to be sure, in the larger scheme of things, this troubled train of thought is not predominant.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
• At the same time, the delta variant is fast becoming the predominant strain in the state.
  — NBC News, 7 July 2021
• Fans had a range of reactions to the news, but the predominant one was surprise.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 12 June 2023
• There was no mention of the delta variant, which is now the predominant strain.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 24 Nov. 2021
• One of the predominant strains is called EG.5, which accounts for about 22% of new cases.
  — Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 11 Sep. 2023
• There is a predominant view that the AI race is a national one.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2022
• Color is rare in this frozen desert, apart from the predominant red.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 June 2021
• Coal, though still the predominant energy source in the state, is on the decline.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Jan. 2022
• Though the music began to change in the late ’80s, the predominant vibe into the early ’90s was still funky, fresh fun.
  — Amy Dubois Barnett, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
• That was before the delta variant became the predominant strain in the U.S.
  — NBC News, 27 July 2021
• Smoke is very clear and predominant here, both on the nose as well as the palate, and precedes a long aftertaste.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2021
• So far, the first two have been predominant, as bank lending to the private sector is flat to down since spring 2020.
  — Robert Barone, Forbes, 19 June 2021
• Boehm’s 2021 Bellpine Pinot Noir is named in honor of the region’s predominant soil type.
  — Michael Alberty | , oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
• Smaller bouquets in mint julep cups bring in hints of reds and yellows to add to the predominant color of green.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
• Yet the predominant sentiment on Wall Street of late has been bullish—very bullish.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 4 May 2021
• That was the predominant word on signs, T-shirts, banners and hats filled with bright colors and clever, catchy slogans.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2022
• Fans have followed along for well over a decade now and, as such, the predominant themes of CLB will sound familiar.
  — Gary Suarez, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2021
• The peppery rice whiskey is the predominant flavor, rounded out by a very subtle hint of maple and smoke.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 16 Sep. 2021
• Monto is worried the predominant flu strain this season could be H3N2, the most feared strain.
  — Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2020
• The predominant view in Beirut is that Israel wants to push Hezbollah into all-out war.
  — Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2024
• Yes, there is a predominant focus on these women, but the film is more nuanced.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 May 2022
• Mountain cedar is predominant in the region of Hill Country north of us.
  — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Dec. 2021
• This was a much less predominant line of argument as recently as the Gaza war of 2014.
  — Roger Cohen, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
• This means that whatever forage is predominant in a fishery is likely the thing bass in that area feed on the most.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 14 June 2023
• Another pattern emerges when the data gets cut by the four predominant generations in the workforce.
  — Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
• Beijing is used to being the predominant external powerbroker with respect to the North and aims first and foremost to maintain balance and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
  — Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024