How to Use primarily in a Sentence

primarily

adverb
  • There has just been a lot of flu, primarily in children and young adults.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The place is primarily a tavern but will serve some food.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Chips made primarily from whole foods that are baked, not fried, can be a good option.
    — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The virus spreads primarily through close, skin-to-skin contact.
    — oregonlive, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The book is written primarily for young people, but of course adults will read it.
    — John Blake, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Evans and Rochell were re-signed to primarily serve as special teams cogs.
    — Mike Kaye march 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • This wildfire is primarily fueled by short grass, which is one foot.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This wildfire is primarily fueled by short grass, which is one foot.
    — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Statues are not what Banksy is primarily known for.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 1 May 2026
  • The versions of the songs that appear in the film were primarily recorded live on set.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This is a longer hike and is aimed primarily for adults, but children 6 years and up are welcome.
    — The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
  • The target has primarily been golf balls.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Everyone knows that the kitchen is the hub of the house and that they are primarily made of hard surfaces.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2022
  • At first, the tool was used primarily to shape the angles of sideburns and hairlines.
    — Melanie Curry, Good Housekeeping, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The frogs were primarily active during the day, and chose to come out more on moist days, researchers said.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
  • My guess is that the Irish tax bill case is not primarily about tax dollars for Vestager.
    — Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Toomey was primarily known as a standout baseball player in high school.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • Over its first two seasons, the show primarily filmed in and around Cowtown.
    — Brayden Garcia may 28, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2026
  • Searches on YouTube for the two groups primarily showed news videos about the groups and the war.
    — Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2022
  • While their approaches might have differed, their end goals were primarily the same.
    — Essence, 20 Jan. 2026
  • The work was primarily a hobby, treated like travel baseball or sports for a lot of kids.
    — Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Now the primarily volunteer-run museum is poised to open again in a brand new home.
    — Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Phenazepam is a sedative … primarily used at the time in Russia.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
  • The hitch is the beach, which is used primarily by local fishermen and thus can be pungent.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The two share joint custody, although the twins primarily live with Sheen.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
    — Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
  • But downtown can no longer depend primarily on people who are required to be there for work.
    — Liam Stanton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • While the camera is primarily meant to be placed indoors, it can be taken outside as well.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026
  • These are primarily state-level laws.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • That was primarily in lodgepole pine.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026

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