fraction

Example Sentences

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This accounts for a small fraction of all searches.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Those investors requesting withdrawals were prorated, meaning they got only a fraction of their money back.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Martins agrees: "It is likely only a fraction of the actual ants being traded that are being detected, so one can only guess at the scale for now."

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Maybe a fraction of what I was trying to say, Angie caught, because she does give me a half smile.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée