disproportionate

Example Sentences

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Many observers have long argued that pharmaceutical companies devote disproportionate resources to variations of their top-selling drugs with limited incremental benefits, rather than pursuing entirely new treatments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Gas prices are up, which has a disproportionate impact on lower- and middle-income consumers.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

A common — and, in my opinion, boring — criticism of influencers as a whole is that the attention or money they receive is disproportionate to what they deserve.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Allbirds wasn’t just the unofficial footwear provider of Silicon Valley—its initial public offering in 2021 tapped into the tech sector’s ethos by giving the company’s founders disproportionate sway in how it would be run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Even before the government’s efforts to remove it, Sophiatown held a symbolic importance for Africans disproportionate to its small population.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela