for the most part

phrase

: in general : on the whole

for the most part the crowd was orderly

Examples of for the most part in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And for the most part, your body doesn't know the difference. — CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

So other than a couple album covers maybe where one guy had a lot going on, for the most part that stayed true all the way back to those first conversations. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

But those roots, for the most part, were rent for most of two millennia, with only a couple of thousand Jews in all of Palestine at the opening of the 18th century. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026

Baghdad and most other cities are now calm for the most part. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for for the most part

• apart
• depart
• flowchart
• forepart
• impart
• pushcart
• rampart
• redstart
• restart
• subpart
• sweetheart
• upstart