predominantly
Britishadverb
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.
Though much of southern Lebanon is predominantly Shiite, Kfar Chouba and its neighbors comprise a pocket of Christian, Druze and Sunni Muslim communities.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
During the early morning hours on the last day of September, a spectacular raid unfolded in the predominantly African-American South Shore neighborhood.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026
Creating roosting areas for displaced bats is a statutory requirement and the costs are predominantly being met from central government funding and developer contributions.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The short-selling firm, which was founded by investor Carson Block in 2010, has a track record of taking aim at predominantly Chinese companies.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
In the predominantly white community in Georgia where we had previously lived, the swimming pool had also been private—available only to the community residents.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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.
