proportion
Example Sentences
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It is, first of all, of aftermarket proportions—about the size of a country ham.
They make up a large proportion of bus drivers in cities such as Jerusalem and Haifa.
From Barron's
Catherine essentially becomes a character in a Sofia Coppola movie who grows increasingly trapped and anguished in proportion to her cosseting.
The company’s benefit ratio, which measures the proportion of premiums paid to cover medical costs, rose to 93.1% from 92.1% the previous year.
The policy has been in place since 2019, before which the miner had aimed to pay a proportion of after-tax earnings.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
