How to Use for the most part in a Sentence

for the most part

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  • The leaders, for the most part, are flawed but have good intentions.
    Hanna Rosin, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Aliens, for the most part, have been portrayed as devastating lifeforms that are a threat to Earth.
    Grace Dean, Space.com, 1 July 2026
  • This is not what the players who have supported Bungie for almost 30 years want to see, for the most part.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Measuring the sonic thump The X-59 has performed smoothly for the most part despite the few anomalies.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
  • As Moyn notes, the vast majority of our general elections are uncompetitive; for the most part, parties win seats simply by not being the other party.
    Peter Gosselin, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • But the overall picture of the possible Russian drone campaign suggests that the European response has been fragmented and uncoordinated for the most part so far.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

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