proportion
Example Sentences
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In fact, scientists revealed that the asteroid is only 11 metres across, comparable to a school bus — that may seem huge for us Earthlings, but in astronomical proportions that is tiny.
From Space Scoop
Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, said that drug prices in the U.S. are out of proportion compared with other countries and that the company is increasing its workforce and investment in America.
Even in Lebanon, which has the highest proportion of Christians of any Arab country, the community’s share is shrinking.
The proportion of young people approving of the monarchy is lower still.
From BBC
The bedrooms are “generously proportioned,” the listing notes.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
