1
obsolete
: in a forceful manner
2
: for the most part : chiefly
Examples of mainly in a Sentence
you mainly need to focus on improving your golf swing
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Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 5 Feb. 2026
But the action shifts to Paris, mainly just because Besson loves Paris, where citizens are joyously celebrating the centenary of the French Revolution.
—Jocelyn Noveck, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Saturday features leftover light snow, mainly east, amounting to a coating to three inches.
—Justin Lewis, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
The first few days people were calling mainly for buildings and sidewalks.
—Clio Chang, Curbed, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for mainly
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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