# the vast majority of sth

idiom · CEFR B2

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/the-vast-majority-of-sth
Updated: 2026-04-22

## Meaning

almost all of a group of people or things. You use this to show that only a very small number are different.

## Examples

- The vast majority of students passed the final exam.
- Although a few people disagreed, the vast majority of the team supported the new plan.
- The vast majority of the evidence suggests that the climate is changing, despite the claims made by a small group of skeptics.

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