How to Use primarily in a Sentence

primarily

adverb
  • Everyone knows that the kitchen is the hub of the house and that they are primarily made of hard surfaces.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
  • My guess is that the Irish tax bill case is not primarily about tax dollars for Vestager.
    Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
    Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
  • Phenazepam is a sedative … primarily used at the time in Russia.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
  • This is a longer hike and is aimed primarily for adults, but children 6 years and up are welcome.
    The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The last pandemic to strike the world with such force was the Spanish flu, which started in 1918, primarily afflicting not the old but the young.
    Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The weight loss comes primarily from the SUV's smaller battery pack.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to the vets who have earned the night off, 16 Browns players did not dress for the game primarily because of injuries.
    cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Patrons have primarily used the drive-thru in the few days the restaurant has been open, and around mid-afternoon is when business gets busy.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
  • By 1982, the penny was made primarily from zinc, with some copper.
    Lauren McCarthy, New York Times, 12 June 2023
  • Beauty was not in the eye of the beholder; it was defined primarily by its use in class struggle.
    Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
  • The woman received a type of cell therapy called CAR-T, which in the past has been used primarily to treat cancer.
    Markham Heid, TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The wealthy co-founder of Total Wine & More is expected to primarily self-fund his bid, as he’s done for his House campaigns.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2023
  • Barron, who grew up at least partly in the White House but lives primarily outside of the spotlight, turns 18 later this month.
    Linda Marx, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Police said that Williams was primarily wearing dark clothing at the time of the collision.
    Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The many colors of urine Urine varies in color from pale yellow to deep amber, primarily due to urochrome, a byproduct of the normal breakdown of red blood cells.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The animals are herbivores, primarily eating grass and sedges, and can run up to 30 mph.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • The drugs induce weight loss by mimicking the actions of hormones, found primarily in the gut, that kick in after people eat.
    Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
  • De Sisti works primarily on 3-foot-square, 4-foot-square or 4-foot-by-5-foot canvases.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Reiff has played primarily on the left side, though Belichick also stayed mum on his potential role.
    Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Production took place in just 16 days and primarily on a soundstage.
    Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
  • In fact, most people in the U.S. consume caffeine daily, primarily in the form of coffee, tea and energy drinks.
    Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
  • That burden was primarily a legacy from the fall of GE Capital.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Before the leak, Winner lived primarily on one side of this process, helping the state watch and listen and assemble its stories.
    Peter C. Baker, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Alsdorf, along with her husband, James, is primarily remembered as a megawatt art patron in the city.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The Reds primarily view him as a third baseman and corner outfielder.
    Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The monkey was relatively easy to work with — the crew gave him chewing gum to make his lips move and used primarily close-up shots of the bag that could be easily edited in.
    Leila Jordan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Many believe the attack was intended primarily to thwart efforts to secure such a deal.
    Morgan Phillips, Fox News, 25 Oct. 2024
  • But the winner of the 2024 election can determine how badly climate change batters the food supply in the long run — primarily by controlling greenhouse gas emissions.
    Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024

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