predominantly
adverb
pre·dom·i·nant·ly
pri-ˈdä-mə-nənt-lē 
-ˈdäm-nənt-
: for the most part : mainly
Examples of predominantly in a Sentence
a predominantly middle-class neighborhood
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In northern Nigeria, where the population is largely Muslim, most farming communities targeted in similar attacks are also predominantly Muslim.
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 26 July 2025
In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Edwards also spent his retirement years being involved in the Prince Hall Masons, the oldest and largest predominantly Black fraternity in the U.S., and also studying his family history back to slavery, including visiting federal archives in Atlanta.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
She's investigated the abuse of foster children in Florida, covered the authoritarian government in Cambodia and revealed the disparate danger of electrical fires in Milwaukee's predominantly Black neighborhoods.
—jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
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Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 26 July 2025
In 1967: Riots in Detroit began at the predominantly Black neighborhood of Virginia Park.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Edwards also spent his retirement years being involved in the Prince Hall Masons, the oldest and largest predominantly Black fraternity in the U.S., and also studying his family history back to slavery, including visiting federal archives in Atlanta.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
She's investigated the abuse of foster children in Florida, covered the authoritarian government in Cambodia and revealed the disparate danger of electrical fires in Milwaukee's predominantly Black neighborhoods.
—jsonline.com, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for predominantly
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“Predominantly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/predominantly. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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