How to Use predominately in a Sentence

predominately

adverb
  • To date his work has been predominately rap based, and that has worked well.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Most are crispy and seedy, predominately made from rice and sesame.
    — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 29 June 2019
  • Bryant nearly predominately has played in the outfield over the last three weeks.
    — Meghan Montemurro, chicagotribune.com, 14 May 2021
  • Dumba added that in a predominately white league, the burden lays on non-persons of color to lead the change.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2020
  • But the results on the field are predominately dictated by the rule – by the rankings.
    — Fletcher Page, Cincinnati.com, 26 July 2019
  • The crowds, though, even in more urban Des Moines, were predominately white.
    — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Also, if your name is the Whitecaps your jersey should be predominately white, and this one is.
    — Brooks Peck, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
  • So often set in the predominately white worlds of the past, these plays just weren’t relatable for Coel.
    — Brett Haensel, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2020
  • He wasn’t raised in those predominately Black communities, but he has been drawn there to help.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022
  • The flood-prone area later became a predominately Black slum.
    — Rebecca Lurye, courant.com, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The gusty winds aided in the spread of the fire, which was burning predominately in grass, up a hillside with one structure was threatened.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2025
  • That’s not to say companies should shift focus predominately to those 50 and over.
    — Marc Bain, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Ann and Nancy punched through a rock scene in the Seventies that was predominately led by males.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
  • Three new restaurants that predominately serve hot dogs recently opened in Louisville, with a fourth spot on the way later this year.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2024
  • The male is predominately poodle, is almost 2 years old, and weighs under 15 pounds.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Clark and one of her friends sat isolated in a pair of lawn chairs placed several yards away from a predominately unmasked group of fans clustered near the chain link fence.
    — Justin L. MacK, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2020
  • The community is predominately young, male and white, largely dudes in their teens to mid-20s.
    — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 27 July 2017
  • But millions of views go to videos like Chou’s, where fans — predominately girls and women — are editing themselves into the movies.
    — Lena Wilson, New York Times, 17 Nov. 2020
  • In recent years, the school board has had three African American members, and predominately white men.
    — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 18 May 2017
  • The grocery store is located in a predominately Black neighborhood in the city.
    — Adam Sabes, Fox News, 15 May 2022
  • So both menus in July and August are going to feature foods from the south of Italy predominately.
    — Nancy Ngo, Twin Cities, 4 Sep. 2019
  • Indeed, the app's terms of service are written in Mandarin and it is still predominately used by Chinese users.
    — John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The filing comes two days before the one-year mark of the fatal grocery store shooting that took place in a predominately Black neighborhood.
    — Zenebou Sylla, CNN, 14 May 2023
  • The video starts by panning up Mulvaney's predominately pink fit, featuring a shiny trench and blue jeans with what looks like strands of rhinestones hanging off the edges.
    — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
  • And as more votes from more predominately African-American counties came in, Jones moved into the lead.
    — Eugene Scott, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2017
  • One of the main obstacles Lewis had to overcome at the predominately white Banks was enrolling in honors classes.
    — al, 13 Feb. 2022
  • Throughout the city's 37-year history, the council has been filled predominately with members who live in the northern or central part of the city.
    — J. Harry Jones, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • From the back of the predominately Black church on Louisville's West End, a solemn-looking man keeps an eye on the proceedings.
    — Pat McDonogh, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Act Two is set in the same house, now in a predominately Black neighborhood trying to hold its ground in the face of gentrification.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2024
  • This site has given me a view of the world from a much different perspective than that which I was raised in a predominately white area of NC.
    — Michael Harriot, The Root, 2 Mar. 2018

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