How to Use preponderance in a Sentence

preponderance

noun

• Those cities, along with Miami, have a preponderance of low-paying service jobs.
  — Linda Robertson, miamiherald, 15 Mar. 2018
• Part of that was the preponderance of live events in prime time that made Tirico essentially a television traffic cop.
  — David Bauder, The Seattle Times, 24 Feb. 2018
• Part of the reason that larger plastics outweighed the other categories was the preponderance of fishing nets, which accounted for 46% of the garbage patch's mass.
  — Amina Khan, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• This is an uphill battle, however, and the burden is on Daniels to prove unconscionability by a preponderance of the evidence.
  — Danny Cevallos, NBC News, 10 Mar. 2018
• The differences in opinion are cause for concern when the overwhelming preponderance of men in the economics profession is taken into account.
  — The Economist, 15 Feb. 2018
• While the preponderance of nude figures are there for totally artistic reasons, the catalogue of naked humans turns out to be a pretty good representation of people from the past.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 2 Mar. 2018
• If the judge believes the defendant has proven by a preponderance of evidence that the use of force was justified, the judge enters an order granting immunity and the case is dismissed.
  — Mike Cason, AL.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• So does conservative primacy, which calls for the United States to maintain the preponderance of global power.
  — Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
• Part of the angry reaction is also because of the preponderance of Germans in top jobs in the European bureaucracy.
  — Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2018
• The preponderance of days since then have had readings in the 90s.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2020
• The weather here is modest for the preponderance of the year.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
• This means that the preponderance of waste in my trash bin is plastic.
  — Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
• There’s been a preponderance of straight white men on stage, and that’s what we’re used to seeing.
  — Stephanie Clifford, ELLE, 8 Mar. 2023
• Many think the preponderance of baseball’s three true outcomes — the home run, the walk and the strikeout — is harming the sport.
  — Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
• With the preponderance of towers and flags, the structures would have been at home in a medieval faire.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 5 July 2021
• But there there’s been a preponderance, a surfeit, of podcasts of late, and God bless all of them.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2022
• The preponderance of snowbirds (the human ones) tends to be at the wheel of a car or RV for a lot of their snowbird efforts.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• That fits the preponderance of cases that emerged in and around the market, Worobey argues.
  — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2021
• The preponderance of the evidence is clear: More guns means more deaths, both from self-harm and harm to others.
  — Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
• The defense has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
  — Brian Witte, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021
• Not all the neighborhoods with a preponderance of pools are so high-end.
  — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2019
• In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove the case by a preponderance of evidence.
  — Michael McCann, SI.com, 12 July 2018
• All the same, timber theft is a crime, and the preponderance of evidence was damning.
  — Lauren Markham, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
• The preponderance of the evidence would seem to suggest that the club will take a hit in the guts of its starting rotation this time around.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• That is not proof of 'abatement' by a preponderance of the evidence.
  — Wayne Drash, CNN, 7 July 2019
• Since the preponderance of spiral pasta is sold in 12-ounce packages, that’s what my recipe calls for.
  — Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022
• The union wants arbitrators to rule on whether or not the chief or the city proved its case by a preponderance of the evidence, a tougher standard.
  — Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021
• Louis, said the preponderance of suspects who were armed is in line with national trends.
  — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2021
• The preponderance of buildings are postwar slabs on the avenues with smaller prewar ones on the side streets.
  — Curbed, 19 Dec. 2022
• The court must find that a person meets that criteria by a preponderance of the evidence and must state its reason for approving or denying the request.
  — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 22 June 2024

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2024