fraction
Example Sentences
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"I think they may be scared... I am scared too," the 40-year-old said, adding she was only making a fraction of her usual earnings.
From Barron's
It costs $215 a month, which is slightly cheaper than her previous policy — but it provides a fraction of the coverage she once had.
From MarketWatch
Accessories—anything from shoelace charms to glitter freckles to decor for your decor—give consumers ways to update their look and express themselves at a fraction of the cost.
“A lot of the assumptions or claims that the assessor has made about the hotel industry, frankly, just aren’t accurate. Hotel values are, in some cases, a fraction of what they were prepandemic,” he said.
The departments were authorized to spend more than $1 billion on temporary workers during that time period, though they used only a fraction of the money, according to the audit.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
