How to Use primarily in a Sentence

primarily

adverb

• Everyone knows that the kitchen is the hub of the house and that they are primarily made of hard surfaces.
  — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2023
• There has just been a lot of flu, primarily in children and young adults.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Dec. 2022
• My guess is that the Irish tax bill case is not primarily about tax dollars for Vestager.
  — Pia Lauritzen, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
• For a club to last that long — 20 years that primarily catered to hip-hop culture — is amazing.
  — Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
• Phenazepam is a sedative … primarily used at the time in Russia.
  — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 3 June 2023
• This is a longer hike and is aimed primarily for adults, but children 6 years and up are welcome.
  — The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2023
• The last pandemic to strike the world with such force was the Spanish flu, which started in 1918, primarily afflicting not the old but the young.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• The weight loss comes primarily from the SUV's smaller battery pack.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2023
• In addition to the vets who have earned the night off, 16 Browns players did not dress for the game primarily because of injuries.
  — cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
• Patrons have primarily used the drive-thru in the few days the restaurant has been open, and around mid-afternoon is when business gets busy.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Mar. 2024
• By 1982, the penny was made primarily from zinc, with some copper.
  — Lauren McCarthy, New York Times, 12 June 2023
• Beauty was not in the eye of the beholder; it was defined primarily by its use in class struggle.
  — Ian Johnson, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
• The woman received a type of cell therapy called CAR-T, which in the past has been used primarily to treat cancer.
  — Markham Heid, TIME, 27 Dec. 2023
• The wealthy co-founder of Total Wine & More is expected to primarily self-fund his bid, as he’s done for his House campaigns.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2023
• Barron, who grew up at least partly in the White House but lives primarily outside of the spotlight, turns 18 later this month.
  — Linda Marx, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• Role: The redshirt freshman appeared in two games for the Knights, primarily at left tackle.
  — Matt Murschel, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Dec. 2024
• This is very important for men who are overweight or don’t eat many dark leafy greens, as indol-3-carbinol can be found primarily in them.
  — Mark Anderson, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• Police said that Williams was primarily wearing dark clothing at the time of the collision.
  — Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 14 Jan. 2024
• The entire trek is about a mile long and is primarily on a natural grass or gravel surface.
  — Mary Jane Brewer, cleveland, 19 Dec. 2022
• The many colors of urine Urine varies in color from pale yellow to deep amber, primarily due to urochrome, a byproduct of the normal breakdown of red blood cells.
  — Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 29 Feb. 2024
• The animals are herbivores, primarily eating grass and sedges, and can run up to 30 mph.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
• The drugs induce weight loss by mimicking the actions of hormones, found primarily in the gut, that kick in after people eat.
  — Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2023
• Applying an overly generous amount of blush has emerged as the trend of the 2020s, primarily as a way to make a statement with even the most subtle makeup.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2024
• De Sisti works primarily on 3-foot-square, 4-foot-square or 4-foot-by-5-foot canvases.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2024
• Reiff has played primarily on the left side, though Belichick also stayed mum on his potential role.
  — Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2023
• The fire primarily affected the second and third floors of the structure, WTIC reported.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
• Production took place in just 16 days and primarily on a soundstage.
  — Vincent Perella, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
• In fact, most people in the U.S. consume caffeine daily, primarily in the form of coffee, tea and energy drinks.
  — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
• Carter was born into a family of primarily peanut farmers.
  — Lindsay Kimble, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
• Funding came primarily from Robert Lifton, then in his late 50s, a businessman who had been involved in bars, hotels and entertainment ventures, but never sports.
  — Pablo Maurer, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Jan 2025