How to Use the bulk in a Sentence

the bulk

noun

• Uihlein gave $4 million to the group, the bulk of the $4.85 million raised.
  — Caitlin Huey-Burns, CBS News, 28 July 2023
• Once the bulk of the plants are gathered at the plant yard, inspect them as well.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
• Kapler said Villar still will make the bulk of starts at third.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2023
• But actions long ago set the stage for the bulk of the increases.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2023
• Fluffy eggs, made even more so with milk, flesh out the casserole and provide the bulk of the dish.
  — Julia Levy, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2024
• And the bulk of them have held public office for years in the region.
  — David Mark, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Coach Mike McCarthy said Lance will get the bulk of the work in the preseason.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 May 2024
• Responses to those points make up the bulk of the report.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 14 Sep. 2023
• In Pakistan, by far the bulk of the marriages are arranged.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2023
• But the bulk of the flashiness comes in the form of a nod to another huge beauty trend: bows.
  — Marci Robin, Allure, 26 Jan. 2024
• The East Valley is home to the bulk of the districts that go back earlier.
  — Marcus Reichley, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
• And the bulk of those were siphoned directly off of Likud.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2023
• After that, lefty Joey Wentz will likely get the bulk of the innings.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 29 July 2023
• The group hopes to attract enough investment to complete the bulk of the project in five years, Burkhardt says.
  — Mike D'onofrio, Axios, 10 July 2024
• The Wolves led the bulk of the first two games of the series, only to squander advantages late.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2024
• McMichael spent the 1994 season with the Packers but spent the bulk of his career in Chicago.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 28 July 2023
• Boomers are projected to give away the bulk of this fortune, at around 63%.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 16 May 2024
• Noah Davis was the bulk man and surrendered just one run in four innings of work.
  — James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2024
• Small and mid-size companies make up the bulk of the industry.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
• Catch up quick: The D-Backs struggled much of this year, hovering under .500 for the bulk of the first half of the season.
  — Jeremy Duda, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
• This fan headboard adds the chic and put-together look of the headboard without the bulk.
  — Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2024
• But the bulk of the snaps at the position will go to Wilfawn, long a favorite of head coach Kane Wommack.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 8 Aug. 2023
• While some of the changes could take effect in a few months, the bulk of the rules would not go into effect for three years and some five years.
  — Jayme Fraser, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023
• While sage brush leaves make up the bulk of the sage grouse’s diet, the birds also feed on other plants and some insects.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 11 Jan. 2024
• Despite its name, Las Vegas Sands makes the bulk of its revenue from Asia.
  — Lionel Lim, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023
• Health departments like Miller’s treat the bulk of syphilis patients.
  — Catherine Sweeney, Fortune Well, 2 Feb. 2024
• The Burke-class destroyers not only make up the bulk of the surface Navy, but arguably saved the entire Navy in the 2010s.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 21 Mar. 2023
• The camera grip gives you all of the bulk of a point-and-shoot camera without any of the benefits of a bigger lens.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2023
• Sony and Apollo also still have a deal on the table for the bulk of Paramount Global.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 1 July 2024
• Apart from a few soldiers who have joined the demonstrators, the bulk of the country’s armed forces appear to have made their choice.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024