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Definition of "for the most part" []

  • Mostly; in general; usually (adverb)

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Use "for the most part" in a sentence
  • "Proverbs, which is embodied in the Vulgate, goes back to St. Jerome, and for the most part closely agrees with the Massoretic Text."
  • "The negroes of the West India Islands and of South America have for the most part the religion of the original conquerors and settlers of those regions, and the matter is treated under the respective proper titles."
  • "The minatory prophecies which announce calamities, being for the most part conditional, may or may not be fulfilled."
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