How to Use lion's share in a Sentence

lion's share

noun
  • She claimed the lion's share of the credit for the show's success.
  • And with a lion's share of courage in tow this time around.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2021
  • The middle-level Luxe trim gets the lion's share of the changes for 2021.
    Sebastian Blanco, Car and Driver, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Tevin Coleman will start and get the lion's share of the touches.
    Adam Ronis, SI.com, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Tech stocks accounted for the lion's share of the gains.
    Stan Choe, Star Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Over the years, Sue has taken on the lion's share of caring for them.
    Washington Post, 8 July 2019
  • They are designed so that the lion's share of the credit goes to the investor LP.
    Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
  • That's why the West Coast ports handle the lion's share of Asian imports.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 6 Nov. 2021
  • But the lion's share of the increase in renters has been driven by those 55 and older.
    R.a. Schuetz, Houston Chronicle, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Moms still do the lion's share of the cooking, cleaning, laundry and so on.
    John Duffy, CNN, 21 May 2021
  • Corey even gets a standing ovation for doing the lion's share of the work.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Montgomery took the lion's share of the snaps at running back, seeing the flied on 44 snaps for 69% of the Saints' offense.
    Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • Ohio State, Jack Nunge would have likely secured the headlines and the lion's share of praise.
    Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The big money that the cartels are making, and the lion's share of the problem, is called cocaine.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The trade deficit in autos accounts for the lion's share of the overall deficit with South Korea.
    Christi Parsons, latimes.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • Sanders could very well receive the lion's share of carries.
    Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Latavius Murray, who got the lion's share of the carries in Week 1, had just three touches for 14 yards last week.
    Amie Just | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 24 Sep. 2020
  • Relaxed liquor laws meant the lion's share of DTC sales of alcohol went to wine.
    Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • For some provider groups and hospitals, the lion's share of their revenue has dried up.
    Author: Mark Levy, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2020
  • The lion's share of those members backed McDaniel in a letter early on the process.
    Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Gladwell receives the lion's share of abuse from Coyne and his readers pile on.
    Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2012
  • In recent years, the adjacent city of Giza, home to the Sphinx and pyramids, has received the lion's share of tourism projects.
    Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2021
  • Brazil have also had the lion's share of the bragging rights in recent years, winning 12 of the last 21 meetings.
    SI.com, 2 July 2019
  • The Council on Aging gets the lion's share and was the main focus of the review committee.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • Some of the big rainbows are trophy trout, and Wallace Lake in Berea has received the lion's share of the trout stockings.
    cleveland.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The lion's share of that total (£478 million) came from exports, which grew by 8%.
    Richard Smirke, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2019
  • There is lots of blame to share and things to improve but our current president earns the lion's share.
    E. J. Antoni, National Review, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Yet analysts say there is little doubt that the party will take the lion's share of seats.
    BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Now, the e-commerce site probably carries the lion's share of that.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
  • However, SpaceX's rideshare launches gobble up the lion's share of small satellites within Rocket Lab's addressable market.
    Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2024

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