Mostly means Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like largely or generally.
Mostly in a sentence
Related words
Mostly meaning
- Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.
- To the greatest extent; most.
Example sentences (20)
A-Class Reactors like the mostly work on smaller ships with less power generation or Hull values but are far lighter.
All our members are basically around my age, mostly from the Vietnam era,” said Hardacker, who now lives in Stockholm.
Aerial footage now shows mostly dirt where the once-standing home used to be, signaling its recent demolition.
A drop in home values spells bad news for current homeowners—but mostly only if they’re looking to sell soon.
Air Canada's CEO, Michael Rousseau, also caused an uproar after a speech he gave in Montreal, which was mostly in English.
A chance of rain and snow before 8 p.m. Mostly cloudy with a low around 29. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
About $1.4 trillion of that is the cost of Social Security, which has its own dedicated revenue sources, mostly payroll taxes.
Adding to the uncertainty is the impact on the vote of a train crash in February that killed 57 -- mostly university students.
After the sunny start to the week, Tuesday should be mostly cloudy with a chance for some rain showers.
According to stockbrokers, the increase on the opening day of the new week was mostly due to renewed interest in banking stocks.
After that she’d want to be with her friends, children that age have their own social life, she’s going to be out the door mostly.
About 250 people, mostly women, were seated in the auditorium - which was half-full - for the talk.
A color-blocked and mostly solid color palette highlighted the construction of jackets and dresses.
Admiral Hari Kumar cites examples of sea blindness which is an endemic disease since people live mostly on land and not on the sea.
These shops which deal mostly in wholesale trade say that people from mostly small towns buy these creams in bulks.
However, it mostly avoided major problems with surgery and mostly had good communication and leadership from staff.
Lowery was mostly a backup in his two years at Dayton, but he has been mostly a starter playing all over the world.
After midnight, it’s mostly a direct service to Berlin, ending in the German capital at 6:48am.
If you assume sexuality is a scale of some sort then it allows for a level where someone is mostly straight or mostly gay.
After that, though, what we get are mostly shots of ceilings and floors backed by the sound of public-domain cartoons that the kids watch on TV.
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×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word mostly. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.