primary source
Americannoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The event formally opens the Costume Institute's spring exhibition, which serves as the department's primary source of funding and runs until January 2027.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
It typically remains their primary source of calories and nutrients throughout the first year.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
However, Arm’s CPU doesn’t appear to be a direct competitor with Nvidia’s graphics-processing units, which are the primary source of revenue for the company.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Christof Koch, a leading consciousness researcher and primary source in Pollan’s book, began his career as a strict materialist, believing everything could be explained using the standard scientific worldview.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
But GSS’s primary source of income came from teleportation fares.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
