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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Still, sources told TMZ that Kenya felt wronged by Bravo, with the two mainly disagreeing over the gun claim and Kenya’s safety.
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Belfort's reaction to the portrayal of himself and his life in The Wolf of Wall Street was mainly positive.
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Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 6 Apr. 2025
This was more or less budgeted for last summer, mainly because of the departure of Toni Kroos and the arrival of Mbappe as a free agent.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Still, sources told TMZ that Kenya felt wronged by Bravo, with the two mainly disagreeing over the gun claim and Kenya’s safety.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 6 Apr. 2025
Belfort's reaction to the portrayal of himself and his life in The Wolf of Wall Street was mainly positive.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Mainly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mainly. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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