Used in a Sentence

predominantly

How to use predominantly in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for predominantly.

Editorial note

They both spoke limited English and settled down in a part of New York that is predominantly Caucasian.

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Quick take

much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of predominantly gathered in one view.

adverb

much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for predominantly.

adverb

much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"

Example sentences

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They both spoke limited English and settled down in a part of New York that is predominantly Caucasian.

2

Two years ago, running predominantly the same software, 4Gb was just barely not enough, and I upgraded to 8Gb.

3

The under-40 crowd doesn't really appreciate this since death predominantly affects older people.

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Based on the features on the project page, it sounds like MailPile will not act as an MTA or MDA, and is predominantly interfacing with mbox/maildir.

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These are customers who predominantly drive short distances and who are used to driving a small car with few luxuries and a relatively low-powered engine.

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Library science is a field that is predominantly women and using female-gendered language can only help to reenforce that perception.

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I work predominantly with server-side, interpreted languages, and I just don't run into the bottlenecks and performance problems that Big O-knowledge seems to mitigate.

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The conference features talks about interesting programming languages, no matter how obscure, predominantly from the creators and designers of those languages.

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I scrolled down several "pages" on my timeline and saw zero evidence of any those people --- who are predominantly friends and family, or people I went to high school with --- were playing anything like Farmville.

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It also contributes to the racial disparity because predominantly black schools are more likely to have a police officer than predominantly white schools.

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This is mistaken, and by abusing and misusing their customers they're destroying brand loyalty, which is perhaps the most important thing a company can have, especially one predominantly working in IP.

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So this is not a scheme to rob big banks, although Mortgage Resolution Partners, LLC certainly wants to spin it that way.* Almost all housing mortgages are merely serviced by banks but owned predominantly by entites such as "state and local governments, hospitals, Fannie, Freddie, and to a lesser degree, foundations and endowments".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use predominantly in a sentence?

They both spoke limited English and settled down in a part of New York that is predominantly Caucasian.

What does predominantly mean?

much greater in number or influence; "the patients are predominantly indigenous"

What part of speech is predominantly?

predominantly is commonly used as adverb.