How do you use Mainly in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like chiefly or principally, plus the exact meaning.
Mainly meaning
- Chiefly; for the most part.
- Forcefully, vigorously.
- Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
Synonyms of Mainly
Using Mainly
- The main meaning on this page is: Chiefly; for the most part. | Forcefully, vigorously. | Of the production of a sound: loudly, powerfully.
- Useful related words include: chiefly, principally, primarily, in the main.
- In the example corpus, mainly often appears in combinations such as: was mainly, mainly in, mainly for.
Context around Mainly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 10 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mainly
- In this selection, "mainly" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, used, deals, brigade, consists, equipped and set stand out and add context to how "mainly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 39 percent mainly worried, analysis was mainly for atmospheric, mainly due and mainly driven. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mainly" sits close to words such as protests, broken and kill, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mainly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values. (10 words)
In the very beginning, school education was mainly for boys and it was mainly religious instruction. (16 words)
Men are mainly characterized by penile erection difficulties, and women are mainly caused by decreased libido. (16 words)
Indonesia’s commodity exports to New Zealand consist mainly of energy products and minerals as well as lumber and agriculture, while New Zealand's commodity exports to Indonesia mainly consists of dairy products and meats, such as beef, milk, and cheese. (41 words)
As a result, the CPI for tradable prices that are mainly set by world trends rose just 0.3 percent in the March quarter, while prices for non-tradables that are mainly domestic services climbed a steep 1.9 percent. (40 words)
Showers/t’storms will develop mainly after 12/1 PM (starting N&W), then sag towards the boroughs through the remainder of the afternoon… the focus of the strongest activity will be mainly N&W today. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
As a result, the CPI for tradable prices that are mainly set by world trends rose just 0.3 percent in the March quarter, while prices for non-tradables that are mainly domestic services climbed a steep 1.9 percent.
In 1998, the first time this question was asked, 58 percent were mainly hopeful and 39 percent mainly worried.
In the very beginning, school education was mainly for boys and it was mainly religious instruction.
Men are mainly characterized by penile erection difficulties, and women are mainly caused by decreased libido.
Showers/t’storms will develop mainly after 12/1 PM (starting N&W), then sag towards the boroughs through the remainder of the afternoon… the focus of the strongest activity will be mainly N&W today.
Black Opal products are available mainly at drug and grocery stores, including CVS and Walmart, while Fashion Fair products were sold mainly at high-end department stores such as Macy’s and Dillard’s outlets.
There was little public support for the shutdown: 84% of respondents in a Quinnipiac University poll taken during the shutdown said it was mainly unnecessary, with only 13% calling it mainly necessary.
Science deals mainly with facts; religion deals mainly with values.
The report concluded that the waste mainly consists of water and inert materials, and is mainly inorganic.
About nine thousand departed for the United States (mainly Kansas and Nebraska) and seven thousand for Canada (mainly Manitoba).
American blockbusters with mainly mixed or negative reviews by critics tend to be only released in dubbed versions, while foreign films with mainly positive reviews are usually available in their original versions.
An infantry brigade (mainly equipped with Pandur II APC ), a mechanized brigade (mainly equipped with Leopard 2 A6 tanks and M113 APC) and a Rapid Reaction Brigade (consisting of paratroopers, commandos and rangers).
Case-bearer cases are usually much smaller, flimsier, and consist mainly of silk, while bagworm "bags" resemble caddisfly cases in their outward appearance a mass of (mainly) plant detritus spun together with silk on the inside.
Conflicts over religion and slavery arose between the 'old settlers' (mainly from the South) and the Mormons (mainly from the North).
Indonesia’s commodity exports to New Zealand consist mainly of energy products and minerals as well as lumber and agriculture, while New Zealand's commodity exports to Indonesia mainly consists of dairy products and meats, such as beef, milk, and cheese.
In India, river-type buffalo are kept mainly for milk production and for transport, whereas swamp-type buffalo are kept mainly for work and a small amount of milk.
It is used mainly for salads. citation * Romaine /Cos – Used mainly for salads and sandwiches, this type forms long, upright heads.
Medical uses The cyanide compound sodium nitroprusside is used mainly in clinical chemistry to measure urine ketone bodies mainly as a follow-up to diabetic patients.
The data reduction for the high energy analysis was mainly for atmospheric neutrino events and proton decay search while the low energy analysis was mainly for the solar neutrino events.
These engines are mainly used in toys and models, because of their simplicity, but have also been used in full size working engines, mainly on ships where their compactness is valued.
Phrases with mainly
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with mainly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- was mainly 19×
- mainly in 16×
- mainly for 13×
- is mainly 13×
- mainly on 13×
- mainly due 12×
- are mainly 9×
- mainly to 9×
- mainly because 8×
- mainly driven 7×