disproportionate

Example Sentences

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Many observers have long argued that pharmaceutical companies devote disproportionate resources to variations of their top-selling drugs with limited incremental benefits, rather than pursuing entirely new treatments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

A common — and, in my opinion, boring — criticism of influencers as a whole is that the attention or money they receive is disproportionate to what they deserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It also follows ongoing income and wealth asymmetries: The top of the income distribution comprises a disproportionate and rising share of total consumption.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But hiring was concentrated in education and health services, a field responsible for a disproportionate share of recent U.S. job creation and which added 58,000 net jobs in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Outrage coursed through him, and it was disproportionate to the moment—as though Thyon had been peering not just into the room but into the dream itself, witness to those perfect moments with Sarai.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor