better part

Example Sentences

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This placed Spalding, for the better part of a decade, as the most powerful owner in baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

In fact, he’s been saying it explicitly for the better part of 40 years: “We should take the oil.”

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The U.S. took up the banner of free trade after World War II and then spent the better part of eight decades building the global order around it.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Investment into AI-focussed large-cap tech was narrative-based for the better part of two years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Maybe Grandpa wasn’t in a fighting mood that day, or maybe he took one look at Mr. McAllister and figured discretion was the better part of valor, as the saying goes.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns