How to Use the best/better/greater part of in a Sentence

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• Nick Chubb has spent the better part of a decade as the heart and soul of the Cleveland Browns.
  — CBS News, 19 Sep. 2023
• But that’s not even the best part of the Spark GO for learning guitarists.
  — Spin Contributor, Spin, 18 Aug. 2023
• The ash plume forced the closure of most of Europe’s airspace for the better part of a week.
  — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
• For Wohl, releasing the owls back into the wild is the best part of her job.
  — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
• But the best part of those wins (even better than seeing Cousin Greg, a.k.a.
  — Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
• Fifteen wins in a row for you guys, what has been the best part of your senior year so far?
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2024
• Inflation has been at the top of consumers’ minds for the better part of the past two years.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 5 Apr. 2024
• Though neither team made it to the final dance, their triumphs over the Reign were the best part of the playoffs.
  — Ash Parrish, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2023
• For the better part of the next two weeks, the two sides presented their cases.
  — Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2023
• Holmes drove around in an unmarked car for the better part of two hours on his gang unit shift.
  — Rachel Spacek, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024
• In the southern hemisphere, Chile has been reeling from drought for the better part of a decade.
  — Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2024
• One thing researchers know for sure — symptoms can last the better part of a month.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023
• Spring cleaning isn’t exactly the best part of the season.
  — Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
• Carollo has not lived in the Morris Lane home for the better part of the last seven years.
  — Joey Flechas, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2024
• Usher can’t help that people have been swooning over him for the better part of the past three decades.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2023
• Oregon has been a pain in USC’s backside for the better part of two decades now and remains so.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• Arguably, the best part of the board is the customer-favorite country bread that’s made fresh daily.
  — Alex Darus, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
• Elsewhere in the chat, Kylie talked about the best part of spending the holidays with the Kelce family.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
• My son, Zachary, spent the better part of his first week on this planet asleep, and my husband and I took all the credit.
  — Jana Banin, Parents, 24 Aug. 2023
• The Pac-12 has pursued a new media rights deal for the better part of a year without success.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2023
• But an everyman breakfast can be the best part of a person’s day.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 25 July 2023
• But this was a club that had been lacking direction and a clear sense of strategy for the best part of a decade.
  — Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• For the better part of the last decade, Shahsavarani was working as a flight attendant.
  — Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
• What was the best part of renewing your vows last year in Lake Como with Chrissy?
  — Melody Chiu, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
• The 3,800-seat venue is part of a larger complex that has been under construction for the better part of the last decade.
  — Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 14 Dec. 2023
• In general, of course, the best part of Installer is always your ideas and tips.
  — David Pierce, The Verge, 5 Nov. 2023
• For me, though, the best part of this recipe is crushing the cucumbers, then ripping them apart with my fingers.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• In Europe, where most ski lifts were closed for the best part of two winters, many shops sold out of ski touring equipment.
  — WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
• Dear has dedicated the better part of his life, and his living, to the mystery.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Sculpting the models occupied Hawkins for the better part of two years.
  — Yannic Rack, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024