the best/better/greater part of

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: more than half of (something) : most of (something)

It took us the better part of a week to finish the job.

We've been waiting for the best part of an hour.

They live here for the greater part of the year.

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But perhaps the best part of the episode has nothing to do with Thanksgiving at all: Joey's face gets put on a poster for VD awareness. —

Diana Pearl, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 And for many, the best part of the day is watching not one, not two, but three football games, back to back. —

Shivani Gonzalez, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024 Denzel Washington has been almost unanimously acclaimed as the best part of Gladiator II. —

Nate Jones, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024 Taste in Music expands upon the best part of indie music: seeing ourselves in how these artists view the world. —

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the best/better/greater part of

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