How to Use predominantly in a Sentence

predominantly

adverb
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  • The bill is named in honor of the pastor who was killed along with eight others in a predominantly Black church in Charleston in 2015.
    — Tim Craig, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • But the voters [Haley] is going for are still predominantly White, and that’s part of the story here.
    — Maeve Reston and Marisa Iati, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • By 2019, the district once known as predominantly Black had become about equally white and Black.
    — Amy Qin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The woman is white and lives in a predominantly white neighborhood.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
  • More than one in four South Carolinians is Black, but just one of the state's seven districts is predominantly Black.
    — Caroline Curran, ABC News, 10 July 2023
  • Nearly two-thirds of the fires took place in ZIP codes that are predominantly Black, the investigation found.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Within that range, the top 1 percent — which holds about as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent, and is predominantly white — will dictate the broadest share of the money flow.
    — Talmon Joseph Smith Karl Russell, New York Times, 14 May 2023
  • The data shows about half of crimes in the West 7th area were reported near Foch Street, a street predominantly occupied by restaurants and bars.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Williamson said the class is empowering for her students, who are predominantly Black and brown girls.
    — Chandelis Duster, CNN, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The bill is an all-women showcase of predominantly Nineties country stars.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The boats that have been removed thus far are 50 years old on average, and are predominantly made of fiberglass and foam, officials said.
    — oregonlive, 7 July 2023
  • How: Shepherd predominantly relies on tiny jigs at this time of year, noting Jenko’s Fringe Fry as a favorite.
    — Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Most scotch whisky is aged in used barrels, predominantly ex-bourbon, and the use of virgin oak tends to give the liquid a burst of flavor with notes of oak, vanilla, gentle smoke, and stone fruit.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The onetime iCarly star now thinks of herself predominantly as a writer and is working on a new novel.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Netanya is a predominantly Jewish city, but about a third of the 3,500 students who study at the college are Palestinian Israelis.
    — Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Both are predominantly black and white from bill to tail and can be difficult to tell apart, particularly in flight.
    — M.d. Johnson, Field & Stream, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Over the course of two years, the Vogue Film Initiative has incubated and produced 17 short films; the projects are predominantly in Mandarin, yet some are bilingual.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Black people were able to buy homes in urban neighborhoods that were once predominantly white.
    — Corey Williams, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • At 25, she was chosen to lead the sole unit of predominantly Black women in the European Theater of Operations.
    — Brittany Gaddy, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The only fully visible garment was a strappy, Tim Burton-esque coat jacket, and the rest of the clothes appeared to be predominantly black.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Shirley offers a glimpse into the challenges faced by women of color in predominantly white spaces.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
  • While Betts will predominantly play second base, Heyward (a left-handed hitter) was re-signed to reprise his role against right-handed pitchers.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The band was associated with grunge, predominantly coming out of the U.S.
    — Charlie Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
  • His classes have been predominantly people of color — and, lately, many of his students have been women.
    — Holly Bailey, Washington Post, 12 May 2023
  • The marketing team screened the film in a number of predominantly Latino cities without incident.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • The brand is predominantly known for its essential ceramides that protect your skin barrier that could be hindered if left dried.
    — Celeste Polanco, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
  • People who live around the south shore of Lake Okeechobee, an area that includes predominantly Black and Latino communities and many living in poverty, have complained for decades about the ash.
    — Patrice Gaines, NBC News, 10 May 2023
  • The legislature, made up predominantly of white merchants and landowners, accused the queen of sedition and wrote to the U.S. Minister in Hawai’i for protection.
    — Time, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Officials said the rules aim to put the squeeze on tax evasion and will predominantly apply to people buying and selling to make a profit rather than those clearing out unwanted goods.
    — Joshua Kirby, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The movie’s big idea: What if a shadowy government cabal had a secret lair located just below a predominantly Black neighborhood known as the Glen.
    — Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023

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