How to Use largely in a Sentence

largely

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• The story is largely true.
• The economy is based largely on farming.
• He is largely responsible for the problem.
• The rest is controlled by a couple of pension boards largely made up of city employees, Hammoud said.
  — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
• The title grows in stature thanks largely to a huge increase in pure purchases, as Swifties return to the blockbuster project as fall continues.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Composed largely of rock, ice and frozen gases, the comet is accompanied by a fantastic tail spanning roughly 18 million miles, per Space.com.
  — Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
• The cable news giants for years have attracted loyal viewers largely by appealing to their ideological loyalties, not by offering one-size-fits-all fare.
  — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
• And for what its worth, Wall Street largely seems to agree.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
• Stronach’s appetite to foot that kind of bill is largely unknown.
  — Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2024
• The $172 million cost of the meals will be largely funded by the new surtax on incomes over $1 million.
  — Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
• But the Musketeers have been largely unable to get stops at the other end.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 25 Mar. 2023
• Boise, Idaho Boise is one of the fastest growing cities in the United States, largely due to the number of startups that have put down roots in the area.
  — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
• But how has the group reemerged after we were told they were largely defeated?
  — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
• Damage was largely contained to the closet where the battery had been stored.
  — Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2023
• Citigroup’s recent moves in its mortgage division — which is largely based in O’Fallon, Missouri — come after the bank already dismissed dozens of staffers last year.
  — Jenny Surane, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2023
• For three days, satellite photos show, the vessel largely stayed in place thanks to low winds and weak currents.
  — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2024
• Sterling’s role in Hulse’s case was largely to file court motions.
  — Mary Jordan, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023
• That’s largely been spent through, that cushion is largely gone.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 July 2024
• While there have been over 2,000 arrests at campus protests in the US so far, protests have largely been peaceful, and no one has been killed.
  — David Gilbert, WIRED, 8 May 2024
• In the West, the onus of compliance will fall largely on private companies.
  — Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• Gaza has been largely sealed off to the outside world since 2007 when Hamas took power and Israel closed its border.
  — WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023
• His videos are largely successful with the children and teen demo groups.
  — Time, 13 June 2023
• Pacers frigid from 3 Through the first quarter and much of the first half, the Pacers' offense was working largely as designed.
  — Dustin Dopirak, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Mar. 2023
• But much overseas production — which has been largely spared by the writers strike — would shut down.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 30 June 2023
• While she’s largely known for her pop and R&B output, this isn’t the first time that Beyoncé has tried her hand at country.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• Just how costly these events will end up being is still largely unknown.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 June 2023
• Ewers beat the secondary once on the long touchdown to Worthy, but beyond that, the group has largely limited the damage.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 9 Sep. 2023
• Guyton played largely right tackle in college and will have to make the transition to left tackle with the Cowboys.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
• But the Biden administration has, this time, been largely silent.
  — Sen. Deb Fischer, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
• Narasimhan, who is also leaving the board, took over Starbucks in March 2023 and has seen the coffee chain largely struggle under his purview.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Oct 2024