more often than not

1. Also, often as not. Fairly frequently, more than or at least half the time, as in More often than not we'll have dinner in the den, or Dean and Chris agree on travel plans, often as not. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

I’m referring to the relatively obscure and illiquid stocks that now and then will capture the attention of certain traders and social-media users, skyrocket and then, more often than not, quickly fall back to Earth.

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Compare that with Republicans, who not only believe in second chances but, more often than not, seem to prefer their presidential candidates recycled.

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"When employers sponsor foreign talent, more often than not, they're doing that because they have not been able to fulfil those positions," Ms Watson added.

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"Sometimes he could be terrible, but he was outstanding more often than not."

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"When it does happen, it is more often than not in the context of ransomware ransom negotiations. Communication is via online messaging services, maybe one message, no more than a couple of sentences, each day."

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