in large part
idiom
: not entirely but mostly : largely
The success of the play was in large part due to the director.
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Last year Highland Park Brewery received the most gold medals at the Great American Beer Festival in large part thanks to the strength of its IPAs.
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
His record-breaking season got off to a rocky start with TCU sitting at 3-3 in large part due to his inability to protect the football and the lack of a run game to alleviate the pressure on him.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Cucinelli added that his motivation for staying in Italy is in large part to support the wider supply chain.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
The excursions became so popular that Kretz could sell out as many as four 56-passenger motor coaches, thanks in large part to patrons of his other business, the Manhattan Bar & Grill, a member of the Bills Backers bar network in St. Catharines, Ontario.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Erik Ofgang, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
His record-breaking season got off to a rocky start with TCU sitting at 3-3 in large part due to his inability to protect the football and the lack of a run game to alleviate the pressure on him.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2025
Cucinelli added that his motivation for staying in Italy is in large part to support the wider supply chain.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 July 2025
The excursions became so popular that Kretz could sell out as many as four 56-passenger motor coaches, thanks in large part to patrons of his other business, the Manhattan Bar & Grill, a member of the Bills Backers bar network in St. Catharines, Ontario.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in large part
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“In large part.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20large%20part. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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