one-fourth

Example Sentences

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For instance, all-cash buyers were only about one-fourth of new-vehicle sales last month, according to data from Edmunds.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued a stunning nationwide injunction that directly affects one-fourth of all abortions in the United States.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

It’s now abnormally dry in about one-fourth of California, largely in the northeast, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

But the fact that all three trade at single-digit price-to-earnings ratios, about one-fourth Apple’s multiple, might have as much to do with their obscurity as their quality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Then, while wearing my EVA suit, I depressurized the trailer and backfilled it with pure oxygen at one-fourth of an atmosphere.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir