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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In the 1950s, Lockhart worked mainly in television, with appearances on such shows as Zane Grey Theater, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Studio One in Hollywood and The United States Steel Hour.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Horizon Air is the Alaska Air Group’s subsidiary serving mainly the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The games division, which launched in November 2021, is now focused on party games (a slew of which will be released this holiday season), narrative games, kids games and mainstream games, as well as games played directly on TVs versus mainly mobile titles.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Aytaç’s call shop became once again a small back-alley store frequented mainly by those who knew him.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 25 Oct. 2025
Horizon Air is the Alaska Air Group’s subsidiary serving mainly the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The games division, which launched in November 2021, is now focused on party games (a slew of which will be released this holiday season), narrative games, kids games and mainstream games, as well as games played directly on TVs versus mainly mobile titles.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
Aytaç’s call shop became once again a small back-alley store frequented mainly by those who knew him.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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