lion's share
Example Sentences
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Rortvedt, who Roberts said could get the “taking a lion’s share for the foreseeable future,” caught two-time Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal in his Dodgers debut Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Had you not fought back against the insurer’s original estimate, you would have been left holding the bag for the lion’s share of the costs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
Moretti also points out that the lion's share of the wealth from OpenAI and Anthropic's coming stock market flotations will go to investors rather than employees, and they are globally located.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
And while the U.S. ended up with the lion’s share of the matches, Canada was left with slim pickings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Jefferson had blamed the Federalists for the lion’s share of the party mischief.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
