Example Sentences

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“We often see a transition from influenza A, which predominates early on, to influenza B, which is more common in late February into March,” says Kuritzkes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

Acacia blossom honey predominates in Korea's honey production, serving a multitude of purposes.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

In Yoruba culture, which predominates in the south-west of the country, twins are a blessing and their names are predestined.

From BBC • May 9, 2024

The result is an architecture that’s intended to displace the carbon-heavy cinder-block design that predominates in fast-growing African cities, modern and vernacular at the same time.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2023

Here the scene is more chequered with good and evil; the last I think predominates.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) by Various