How to Use preponderance in a Sentence

preponderance

noun
Definition of preponderancenext
Synonyms for preponderancenext
  • The preponderance of days since then have had readings in the 90s.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2020
  • The weather here is modest for the preponderance of the year.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2021
  • This means that the preponderance of waste in my trash bin is plastic.
    — Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
  • There’s been a preponderance of straight white men on stage, and that’s what we’re used to seeing.
    — Stephanie Clifford, ELLE, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Many think the preponderance of baseball’s three true outcomes — the home run, the walk and the strikeout — is harming the sport.
    — Mike Digiovanna Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2021
  • With the preponderance of towers and flags, the structures would have been at home in a medieval faire.
    — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 5 July 2021
  • But there there’s been a preponderance, a surfeit, of podcasts of late, and God bless all of them.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 4 Mar. 2022
  • The preponderance of snowbirds (the human ones) tends to be at the wheel of a car or RV for a lot of their snowbird efforts.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • But the preponderance of opinion was on the other side.
    — Margalit Fox, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2015
  • That fits the preponderance of cases that emerged in and around the market, Worobey argues.
    — Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2021
  • The preponderance of the evidence is clear: More guns means more deaths, both from self-harm and harm to others.
    — Star Tribune, 9 June 2021
  • The defense has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
    — Brian Witte, Star Tribune, 14 July 2021
  • Not all the neighborhoods with a preponderance of pools are so high-end.
    — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Weier's lawyers had the burden to prove that the defense applied to her by a preponderance of the evidence.
    — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2017
  • In a civil case, the plaintiff must prove the case by a preponderance of evidence.
    — Michael McCann, SI.com, 12 July 2018
  • All the same, timber theft is a crime, and the preponderance of evidence was damning.
    — Lauren Markham, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022
  • The preponderance of the evidence would seem to suggest that the club will take a hit in the guts of its starting rotation this time around.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • That is not proof of 'abatement' by a preponderance of the evidence.
    — Wayne Drash, CNN, 7 July 2019
  • Since the preponderance of spiral pasta is sold in 12-ounce packages, that’s what my recipe calls for.
    — Robin Miller, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The union wants arbitrators to rule on whether or not the chief or the city proved its case by a preponderance of the evidence, a tougher standard.
    — Liz Hardaway, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Louis, said the preponderance of suspects who were armed is in line with national trends.
    — Cindy Chang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2021
  • Maybe the preponderance of flowers and cityscapes, and the dearth of human beings, on my feed had tipped off my admirer.
    — Mary Norris, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • There’s a preponderance of evidence, which brings me to Woody Allen.
    — A.o. Scott and Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2018
  • The preponderance of buildings are postwar slabs on the avenues with smaller prewar ones on the side streets.
    — Curbed, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The burden of proof in a civil case is a preponderance of the evidence, which experts say is defined as greater than 50% that the claim is true.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • No guard hairs were apparent to the naked eye, perhaps because of the preponderance of pashmina in the weave.
    — National Geographic, 24 Apr. 2019
  • The preponderance of attacks all over the world has left players rattled and cautious.
    — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2017
  • The preponderance of the house’s windows or doorways looked into different parts of the house.
    — Jonathan Lethem, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • Lexus shares with Toyota a preponderance of hybrids and plug-in hybrids in its lineup.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
  • There can be biases in the source data, but the preponderance of data trends toward a balanced view.
    — Dan Galorath, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024

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