English example sentences with "lion's share"

IBM has the lion's share of the large computer market; nobody else even comes close.

You always take the lion's share!

John took the lion's share of the lottery winnings; he claimed it was his idea to buy the ticket in the first place.

These days, "the lion's share" usually means "the biggest share"; but not so long ago, it meant "all of it."

Mining accounts for the lion's share of output.

The lion's share of the work was carried out in all silence by her.