Synonym: chiefly, in the main, primarily, principally. Similar words: ungainly, certainly, certainly not, maintain, domain, remain, in the main, remaining. Meaning: ['meɪnlɪ] 
adv. for the most part.
adv. for the most part. 
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91. There were mainly scientists on the voyage.
92. The town survives mainly through tourism.
93. These animals live on a mainly vegetarian diet.
94. The airline operates mainly between Florida and Puerto Rico.
95. Whooping cough occurs mainly in young children.
96. The people in the Orient are mainly yellow or brown.
97. Oceania is mainly made up of Australia and New Zealand.
98. It is women who mainly shoulder responsibility for the care of elderly and disabled relatives.
99. The population almost doubles in summer, mainly because of the jazz festival.
100. She's made one or two slips - mainly spelling errors - but it's basically well written.
101. The tell-tale signs of drug abuse are mainly to do with behaviour.
102. The appointment was given to Wellington[sentencedict.com], mainly for political reasons.
103. Thousands of people, mainly Zulus, assembled in a stadium in Thokoza.
104. Drinkwise Day is mainly designed to educate people about the destructive effects of alcohol abuse.
105. He concentrated mainly on the flying and spoke very little.
106. He raises crops mainly for the use of his family.
106. Sentencedict.com try its best to gather and make good sentences.
107. There isn't much metal in the bodywork of this new car; it's mainly plastic.
108. A macrobiotic diet consists mainly of whole grains and certain kinds of vegetables.
109. At one time the schools were mainly attached to the church.
110. The satellite will be used mainly to relay television programmes.
111. I've worked with children in various settings, mainly in secondary school.
112. The strike was broken , of course, but mainly by a series of adventitious developments.
113. This expression is used mainly in speech, not in writing.
114. We work mainly with the elderly and other vulnerable groups.
115. I don't go out much, mainly because I have to look after the kids.
116. In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams.
117. It's a programme designed to appeal mainly to 16 to 25 year-olds.
118. We entertain a lot of people, mainly business associates of my wife's.
119. He has been poaching on her land for years, poaching mainly fish and rabbits.
120. It was mainly my fault, but she wasn't entirely blameless.
More similar words: ungainly, certainly, certainly not, maintain, domain, remain, in the main, remaining, mainstream, maintenance, mail, in line, only, openly, only too, if only, in line with, fall in love, commonly, only that, only child, fall in love with, ain't, drain, again, chain, faint, obtain, regain, retain.