fraction
Example Sentences
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Only a fraction of 1% of American men live past 100, and this month I became one of them.
If the Dodgers do go, they ought to skip the tributes to Robinson’s grand courage, since they would not have been able to muster up a fraction of their own.
From Los Angeles Times
Exiled voters represent only a fraction of ethnic Tibetans -- whom the CTA estimates at six million worldwide, compared with more than seven million China counted in its 2020 census.
From Barron's
Despite the buzz, quick commerce remains a small fraction of India's total retail economy and profitability remains elusive.
From BBC
They can boost scholarship amounts, which are often a fraction of the money per pupil that traditional K-12 districts get.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.