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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Jesse Derry, who joined Chelsea from Crystal Palace’s academy last summer and has predominantly featured for the youth teams, is on the periphery of first-team football.
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Israel is razing and looting homes and has vowed to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents, predominantly Shiites, though also members of other religious communities, from returning.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
The districts border more affluent, predominantly white districts where the plaintiffs are unable to enroll.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at that point, officials did not know the two incidents were connected; however, approximately 20 additional service calls related to the suspects followed, predominantly in South and East Austin.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 18 May 2026
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Cerys Jones, New York Times, 21 May 2026
Israel is razing and looting homes and has vowed to prevent hundreds of thousands of residents, predominantly Shiites, though also members of other religious communities, from returning.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 21 May 2026
The districts border more affluent, predominantly white districts where the plaintiffs are unable to enroll.
—Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at that point, officials did not know the two incidents were connected; however, approximately 20 additional service calls related to the suspects followed, predominantly in South and East Austin.
—S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 18 May 2026
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 21 May. 2026.
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