How to Use predominantly in a Sentence

predominantly

adverb
  • In predominantly Black parts of the city, like the East Side, many residents still can’t leave their homes.
    Brianna Sacks, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Since the shows are also quite a bit longer than a movie, this MCU phase is predominantly taking place on the small screen.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • The bill is named in honor of the pastor who was killed along with eight others in a predominantly Black church in Charleston in 2015.
    Tim Craig, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But the voters [Haley] is going for are still predominantly White, and that’s part of the story here.
    Maeve Reston and Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In the United States, the lone star tick, found predominantly in the Southeast, has been identified as the vector.
    New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • This is compared to around one-third of predominantly white schools.
    Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 13 Aug. 2024
  • On a predominantly White campus, one thing that made the course feel special was that a majority of the class was Black.
    William Wan, Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Doreen Gounard had long battled the feeling of not belonging in the predominantly white and male world of sailing.
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Maybe a few hard-core film fans knew about the director’s role, but movies were predominantly star-driven.
    Simon Abrams, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
  • By 2019, the district once known as predominantly Black had become about equally white and Black.
    Amy Qin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The woman is white and lives in a predominantly white neighborhood.
    Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • More than one in four South Carolinians is Black, but just one of the state's seven districts is predominantly Black.
    Caroline Curran, ABC News, 10 July 2023
  • The predominantly natural wine list leans French with Jura whites and pét-nats from the Loire Valley.
    Zoe Ruffner Camille Sojit Pejcha Zoe Ruffner Kyle Beechey Osman Can Yerebakan Samuel Rutter, New York Times, 16 May 2024
  • Nearly two-thirds of the fires took place in ZIP codes that are predominantly Black, the investigation found.
    Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Within that range, the top 1 percent — which holds about as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent, and is predominantly white — will dictate the broadest share of the money flow.
    Talmon Joseph Smith Karl Russell, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • The data shows about half of crimes in the West 7th area were reported near Foch Street, a street predominantly occupied by restaurants and bars.
    Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Our first two movies were movies about guys [and] were made for a predominantly female audience.
    Calie Schepp, EW.com, 31 May 2022
  • Their plumage is predominantly black and white, similar to penguins, but their bright beaks and orange feet set them apart.
    Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Williamson said the class is empowering for her students, who are predominantly Black and brown girls.
    Chandelis Duster, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The bill is an all-women showcase of predominantly Nineties country stars.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The boats that have been removed thus far are 50 years old on average, and are predominantly made of fiberglass and foam, officials said.
    oregonlive, 7 July 2023
  • The limited options for pointe shoes and tights are just a reminder that the larger ballet world is still predominantly white.
    Gabi Thorne, Allure, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Many of these sales took place in low-income, predominantly Black neighborhoods that have high rates of vacant homes.
    Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Gendron drove more than 200 miles from his home in Conklin to a predominantly Black part of Buffalo.
    Carolyn Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
  • How: Shepherd predominantly relies on tiny jigs at this time of year, noting Jenko’s Fringe Fry as a favorite.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
  • As for the clothes, the 63 looks in the collection were anchored predominantly in cashmere and leather, with turtlenecks, trousers, and drapey dresses made in Celine’s atelier.
    Claire Stern, ELLE, 5 May 2022
  • Most scotch whisky is aged in used barrels, predominantly ex-bourbon, and the use of virgin oak tends to give the liquid a burst of flavor with notes of oak, vanilla, gentle smoke, and stone fruit.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023
  • On the campaign trail, Trump predominantly focused on drilling more oil as a means to help Americans afford more food.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Murray led Sacramento with 14 points while Monk scored all 12 of his first-half points in the second quarter, working predominantly off pick-and-rolls with Sabonis.
    Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Implications For many years, healthcare has predominantly used chronological age as the primary measure of health status and potential risks.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

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