fractions
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Hedge funds employ the best AI researchers available, spending hundreds of millions of dollars annually to extract fractions of a percentage point of edge.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Another five publications followed, including a 2025 textbook on continued fractions published by Springer.
From Slate • May 2, 2026
More than once, she missed the top of the podium by fractions of a second.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
The surprise Saturday was how close Plutarch was to the lead, tracking the equally surprising pacesetter Intrepido through solid fractions of 47.65 for a half-mile and 1:11.35 for six furlongs.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2026
Within fractions of a second, an out-of-breath elf/goblin hybrid was bobbing at his elbow.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
![]()