fifth
Example Sentences
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About a fifth of the world's oil and gas passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
If you want to keep the music going all night, Framework in the Desert is back for a fifth year of afterparty performances April 10-12.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
The waterway handled around a fifth of global energy flows before the conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The Strait is a key waterway that usually carries a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas but has been effectively closed since the war began.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
The wheels slowed, clickety-clack, find the fifth, clickety-clack, find the fifth, as the motorman applied the brake and the train made its way ’round a steep mountain curve.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
