On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Mostly. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as largely or generally and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Mostly meaning
- Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
- To the greatest extent; most.
Using Mostly
- The main meaning on this page is: Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. | To the greatest extent; most.
- Useful related words include: largely, by and large, generally.
- In the example corpus, mostly often appears in combinations such as: is mostly, mostly in, was mostly.
Context around Mostly
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 10 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Mostly
- In this selection, "mostly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, becoming, sits, vacant, cloudy, white and clear stand out and add context to how "mostly" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 160 israelis mostly soldiers, 1970 to mostly over 30, mostly cloudy, mostly clear and mostly sunny. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "mostly" sits close to words such as budget, organization and johnson, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with mostly
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It sits mostly vacant, mostly still. (6 words)
Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy by evening. (7 words)
They’re mostly older and they’re mostly white. (9 words)
The tailwater is mostly free of ice, but boat ramps are iced in. – Good: It takes some work to get into the tailwaters, but they are mostly open and can be fished. (32 words)
We also found that the reverse is true: Scientific publications that cite articles are mostly in chemistry journals, and publications that cite articles are mostly in biochemistry and life science journals. (31 words)
And then there’s the elephant in the room: This was a mostly Black team from LSU, competing in the national championship game against a mostly white team from Iowa. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
And then there’s the elephant in the room: This was a mostly Black team from LSU, competing in the national championship game against a mostly white team from Iowa.
They’re mostly older and they’re mostly white.
Up to that point, their contentious matchup had been mostly just talk, and mostly coming from Brooks.
We also found that the reverse is true: Scientific publications that cite articles are mostly in chemistry journals, and publications that cite articles are mostly in biochemistry and life science journals.
In the beginning it was mostly popular with expats but now the players are mostly Maltese.
It sits mostly vacant, mostly still.
Monday night is expected to begin mostly cloudy and gradually become mostly clear, according to the National Weather Service in Pueblo.
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind around 10 mph.
The conflict killed some 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and 160 Israelis, mostly soldiers.
These shops which deal mostly in wholesale trade say that people from mostly small towns buy these creams in bulks.
A continued southerly flow along with mostly cloudy conditions, will keep lows around 40. Mostly cloudy skies will dominate Thursday with temperatures on the mild side.
Asian Markets Mostly LowerAsian stock markets are mostly lower on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, following the following the weak cues overnight from Wall Street.
Friday will be mostly sunny, too, with a high of 49. Friday night will be mostly cloudy and 34, with a 30 percent chance of rain after 4 a.m.
However, it mostly avoided major problems with surgery and mostly had good communication and leadership from staff.
If you assume sexuality is a scale of some sort then it allows for a level where someone is mostly straight or mostly gay.
Mostly sunny becoming mostly cloudy by evening.
Now it refers to objects that are rocky in composition, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter, mostly irregularly shaped, smaller than planets, but bigger than meteoroids.
The tailwater is mostly free of ice, but boat ramps are iced in. – Good: It takes some work to get into the tailwaters, but they are mostly open and can be fished.
And slightly more voters said the National Rifle Association supports policies that are mostly good for the U.S., 39 percent, than mostly bad for the U.S., 36 percent.
Demographics show state changed from mostly under age 30 in 1970 to mostly over 30 today.
Phrases with mostly
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with mostly
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is mostly 20×
- mostly in 17×
- was mostly 16×
- are mostly 16×
- mostly cloudy 13×
- and mostly 10×
- mostly on 9×
- mostly clear 8×
- it mostly 8×
- to mostly 6×