fraction

Example Sentences

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Software engineers make up a tiny fraction of the U.S. labor force.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even that data provides only a partial picture, however, since they have only been able to contact a fraction of the more than 700 hospitals throughout Iran, mostly in major cities.

From The Wall Street Journal

He bought the railroad cars and negotiated rebates that made his shipping costs a fraction of everyone else’s.

From MarketWatch

VAR impacts only a small fraction of football.

From BBC

If you think about it in terms of, say, eternity, it’s just a fraction of time you’re setting aside to spare your loved ones a big hassle.

From MarketWatch