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Examples of lion's share in a Sentence
She claimed the lion's share of the credit for the show's success.
the lead actress deservedly got the lion's share of credit for the show's success
Recent Examples on the Web
Remember, this tax is expected to yield $340 billion by 2027, mainly from huge corporations, and the lion's share of those taxes has already been collected, and likely would have had to be paid back if the court had reached a different conclusion.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 20 June 2024
Simpson died of cancer last month at the age of 76 -- without paying the lion's share of the civil judgment.
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Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 29 May 2024
If individual payout amounts are determined by other measurements, college basketball and football players will most likely get the lion's share of the settlement, experts told CBS MoneyWatch.
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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 24 May 2024
While generative AI builds on the principles of machine learning, its flashy capabilities and broad applications have attracted a lion's share of funding, leaving conventional ML models grappling for attention and resources.
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Janakiram Msv, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined above
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“Lion's share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lion%27s%20share. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
lion's share
noun
: the largest portion
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