Adverb
usually; as a rule
Source: WordNetby and large it doesn't rain much here Source: Internet
After he left office, he was estimated to be about in the middle of U.S. presidents by greatness, and subsequent rankings by historians have by and large sustained that verdict. Source: Internet
An acquisition also means that Microsoft draws a spotlight to itself around data collection, a conversation that, by and large, they’ve managed to address better than say Google or Facebook, but certainly will draw them into a geo-political fray. Source: Internet
And, by and large, he has acted accordingly. Source: Internet
Although he improved on the arching of his father's instruments, by and large they are inferior and no match for the greatest maker of his day, Antonio Stradivari. Source: Internet
And now that the data is out, fans have learned the manga is by and large the highest-selling manga of 2020. Source: Internet