Below you will find example sentences with "vast majority". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Vast Majority in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: majority
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 11
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 30.3 words

Words in this phrase

vast majority

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • vast can mean: Very large or wide (literally or figuratively). Frequent word
  • majority can mean: More than half (50%) of some group. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 6 start, 10 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

afternoon the vast majority of whom 1× although a vast majority 88 said 1× and a vast majority who were 1× back a vast majority of its 1× get the vast majority of those 1× know the vast majority of us 1× majority the vast majority of that 1× or the vast majority of the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the vast majority 2× a lot almost 1× a public meeting 1× according to data 1× after playing nearly 1× american tragedies waco 1×

Common sentence endings:

africa and asia 1× for the enemy 1× greater than 80 1× have been redeemed 1× in the process 1× just the few 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

people 3× world 3× peaceful 3× nearly 3× caught 2× expressed 2× series 2× public 2× know 2× upstream 2× business 2× muslim 2×

Related phrases

senate majority majority leader simple majority absolute majority majority vote vast array house majority parliamentary majority vast amounts vast quantities

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around majority:

simple majority 15× absolute majority 10× majority vote 10× house majority 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

vast array vast amounts vast agricultural vary widely vary slightly vary significantly

Just after it in the phrase index:

vast quantities vector spaces vegas aces vegas ballpark vegas golden vegas motor

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

vast array vast amounts vast quantities vast agricultural

Same ending:

senate majority simple majority absolute majority house majority parliamentary majority

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "vast majority" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 30.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as afternoon the vast majority of whom, although a vast majority 88 said, people, world and peaceful stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with senate majority, majority leader, simple majority, simple majority, absolute majority and majority vote, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with vast majority

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The vast, vast majority of people responded and will continue to receive their payment as normal. (16 words)

According to data from the Post Office, the department said, the vast majority of vouchers have been redeemed. (18 words)

At this point, the vast, vast majority of the population has caught covid, got the shot(s), or both. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

It should also be noted that the majority of the protests around the world have been peaceful, and even in the cases where they weren't peaceful, it was usually a small minority who were being violent and a vast majority who were being peaceful. (45 words)

After playing nearly 100 players in back-to-back seasons and somehow finding ways to get the vast majority of those players injured, I expected the Tennessee Titans to spend this offseason firing anyone tasked with keeping the team healthy over that time. (43 words)

A lot -- almost all of the reinsurance business or the vast majority of the reinsurance portfolio that we underwrite is in Bermuda and the reason it's in Bermuda is, this is where the talent is and this is where the market is. (43 words)

Example sentences (20)

At this point, the vast, vast majority of the population has caught covid, got the shot(s), or both.

The vast, vast majority of people responded and will continue to receive their payment as normal.

Even a majority of Democrats (69%) expressed concern about Biden's age, although a vast majority (88%) said they would still probably support him if he's the nominee.

The majority of movies in this series deal with sci-fi aspects in their own way, with the vast majority of them showing just how powerful and beneficial the proper application of AI could be.

An overwhelming majority of the British public believe that the disorder and violence which has taken place at far-right demonstrations over recent days is unjustified, with the vast majority of people opposed to the unrest.

It should also be noted that the majority of the protests around the world have been peaceful, and even in the cases where they weren't peaceful, it was usually a small minority who were being violent and a vast majority who were being peaceful.

In the US, which produces the vast majority of the gas it consumes, we know the majority of emissions are happening upstream – or roughly four-fifths upstream, one-fifth downstream.

So going forwards the majority the vast majority of that £250 million relates to the online program management business.

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Bigamy is legal in more than 50 countries around the world, the vast majority of them being Muslim majority nations in Africa and Asia.

The election of Jon Lansman and his colleagues to the NEC with nearly 63 per cent of the vote shows yet again what the vast majority of party members want: policies that benefit the majority, not just the few.

The vast majority of Muslim-majority Indonesia does not eat cats and dogs, but the trade in exotic creatures is booming in some parts of the sprawling archipelago where it can form part of the local diet.

The vast majority of Atlantic salmon available around the world are farmed (almost 99%), citation whereas the majority of Pacific salmon are wild-caught (greater than 80%).

According to data from the Post Office, the department said, the vast majority of vouchers have been redeemed.

After playing nearly 100 players in back-to-back seasons and somehow finding ways to get the vast majority of those players injured, I expected the Tennessee Titans to spend this offseason firing anyone tasked with keeping the team healthy over that time.

After the de facto decriminalization of low-level drug offenses in Baltimore, MD in April 2020, there was a significant reduction in low-level, drug-related arrests overall, with the vast majority (82%) of the decline occurring in the Black community.

A lot -- almost all of the reinsurance business or the vast majority of the reinsurance portfolio that we underwrite is in Bermuda and the reason it's in Bermuda is, this is where the talent is and this is where the market is.

American Tragedies: Waco - The Trials follows up Showtime's successful original series and brings back a vast majority of its cast in the process.

And we will not allow them to suggest anything other than what we know: The vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us.

And while the vast majority of Ukrainian teachers are working day and night to protect the children of their country, some reports have emerged of some working for the enemy.

A public meeting with Wilkes attracted nearly 300 people attended on a workday afternoon, the vast majority of whom expressed opposition.

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