How do you use the word "primarily" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "primarily" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "primarily": Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines. This dictionary is primarily intended for high school students.

Primarily Meaning

/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.ɹə.li/

Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

advOf a primary or central nature, first and foremost.

Sentence Examples

Cue cards are used primarily on television to help the actors remember their lines.

This dictionary is primarily intended for high school students.

A course designed primarily for specialists

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

chiefly

Antonyms:

secondarily

CEFR Practice Quiz

The company's success is ____ due to its innovative products.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The organization is ____ focused on providing clean water to communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree English primary Middle English -ly English -ly English primarily From primary + -ly.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The idea of fitting a crane to an engine for shunting duties, primarily in works yards, appears to have originated with the North London Railway engine in 1872." — 1951 October, H. C. Casserley, “Crane Engines”, in Railway Magazine, page 660:

"These spectacles aren't calls for a Hobbesian war of all against all by some insurgent movement that, however dangerous, would have First Amendment protection. They're driven primarily by institutions that we as sovereign citizens created to serve our purposes." — 2013 January 25, Jim Sleeper, Daniel J. H. Greenwood, “To Stop Gun Violence, We Need to Remember We Can Regulate Corporate Speech and Advertising”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 08 Jul 2014:

"But now a study has shown that most cancers are primarily caused by bad luck rather than poor lifestyle choices or defective DNA." — 2015 January 1, Sarah Knapton, “Most cancers are caused by bad luck not genes or lifestyle, say scientists”, in The Telegraph, archived from the original on 30 Aug 2015:

"Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted primarily by Aedes mosquitoes, which bite during the day." — 2018 July 20, “Zika virus”, in World Health Organization, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2019:

"Some Gold Cups are won primarily with class, others with stamina." — 2019 March 15, Keith Melrose, “Our leading tipsters give their fancy for the Cheltenham Gold Cup”, in The Racing Post, archived from the original on 22 Sep 2024:

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