How to Use mainly in a Sentence

mainly

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  • Highs are mainly in the low 50s while overnight lows slip to the low to mid-40s.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Highs are mainly upper 80s and lows are in the mid- to upper 60s.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Overnight hours are mainly clear with lows in the upper 40s to lower 50s.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
  • But this motel is unique — the rooms are free and the guests are all migrants, mainly from Venezuela.
    — Omar Villafranca, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2024
  • There are no more than eight guns at the ranch, mainly used to kill feral hogs and snakes, McGillis said.
    — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 20 July 2023
  • Like last night, lows are mainly in the upper 20s and lower 30s.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The sales decline was mainly in the pork and chicken segments, Tyson said.
    — John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2023
  • There will be only a slight wind chill as mainly light breezes blow.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The approach has to be multipronged, and mainly focus on how there just isn’t enough space in the world.
    — Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Lows should again mainly settle to the upper 50s and lower 60s.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The device is mainly rotors, with four of them stretching about four feet from tip to tip.
    — Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Through Tonight: Some showers will move through, mainly in the hours around midnight.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Measurable rain overnight should still be mainly less than a tenth of an inch.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • By Tuesday, the bulk of the moisture spreads eastward bringing the risk of flooding mainly to the Midwest.
    — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Revenues at the club doubled last year, mainly thanks to a big jump in retail revenues tied to shirt sales.
    — Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 3 Apr. 2024
  • High temperatures should be mainly in the mid-40s, which could rise to the upper 40s in the city or in southern Maryland.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Fed officials mainly stuck to their mantra of higher-for-longer rates.
    — Alice Gledhill, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The research that led to the EU ban was mainly conducted on animals.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 6 July 2023
  • Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 140 miles, mainly to the north of the center.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 June 2023
  • But that powerful boost of wind comes at a cost: mainly, a super-short battery life.
    — Shannon Ullman, Health, 5 July 2023
  • During the afternoon, mainly between noon and 5 p.m., there’s a chance that some storms could turn severe.
    — Jeff Halverson, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Within a year, more than 5,000 soldiers, mainly privates, were buried there.
    — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 15 June 2023
  • The interrogation mainly takes place in a small room in Winner’s house.
    — R.l. Ford, Variety, 16 June 2023
  • There may be a touch of wildfire smoke aloft, but mainly sunny regardless.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • Always kind of been that kind of person just watching the game and trying to help out my teammates, but mainly just trying to be there for the post players.
    — Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2023
  • While Lucia has grown up mainly out of the spotlight, her parents frequently post photos and videos of her.
    — Audrey Schmidt, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Skies stay mainly clear overnight and breezes decline as temperatures bottom out again in the upper 30s to mid-40s.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Some showers and a thunderstorm or two could develop in the evening mainly along and south of Interstate 70.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • More than 18 million people, mainly children, are thought to have died of the disease since those initial trials.
    — David Cox, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Showers are likely to remain very hit-and-miss with measurable amounts mainly less than a quarter of an inch.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023

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