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by and large

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. by and large, generally, more often than not, mostlyadverb

    usually; as a rule

    "by and large it doesn't rain much here"

Wiktionary

  1. by and largeadverb

    mostly, generally; with few exceptions

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. by and large

    To the wind and off it; within six points.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of by and large in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of by and large in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of by and large in a Sentence

  1. Chris Christie:

    He wouldn't know a suburb unless he took a wrong turn, i was raised in the suburbs. This is not 1950. All these dog whistles and racism don't work anymore. Suburbs are by and large integrated.

  2. Bernie Sanders:

    We have huge amounts of tax loopholes that exist for the wealthy and large corporations, we're going to address that issue and protect the needs of working families and the middle class.

  3. Jerome Powell:

    I think men and women should make the same for the same work, by and large.

  4. Victoria Barbary:

    There's more competition from Chinese insurers and large Asian institutions looking at core real estate in London and New York.

  5. Muhammad Sani Abdullahi:

    For young people who constitute a greater chunk of the populace, reliance on the internet for daily functions has become a must, business, both small and large wouldn't be able to continue their everyday activities should the government keep the people cut out.


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