have a portion of
Example Sentences
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"It's better to have a portion of something than nothing at all," he says.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
The departing schools will have a portion of their distributions withheld this spring as part of the settlement.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 6, 2024
He has denied the claims and filed a motion last May to have a portion of it dismissed.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023
She faced financial uncertainty as she looked for other jobs and was no longer eligible to have a portion of her student loans forgiven.
From New York Times • Mar. 13, 2023
Upon one occasion his wife took the responsibility, without consulting her husband, to have a portion of the least useful of the pieces removed to an auction-room to be sold.
From Harper's Round Table, August 13, 1895 by Various