greater part
Example Sentences
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“The greater part of the explanation lies in the costs and liabilities of hiring in California — costs and especially liabilities that are higher than other states,” he said in an emailed statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025
She is absent for the greater part of the novel but makes an entrance for its symbolic and complex finale, when the setting shifts to Israel in 1981.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
Captain Ben Stokes has pointed out his team are at a disadvantage because pace bowlers, with their longer run-ups, bowl more overs in the UK than other countries where spin plays a greater part.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
They've been issuing the same warnings for the the greater part of the last decade now, as each year seems to promise even more danger than the last.
From Salon • Jan. 9, 2025
That was the feeling of the greater part of the community, but not all of it.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
