one-fourth

Example Sentences

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A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned around one-fourth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit issued a stunning nationwide injunction that directly affects one-fourth of all abortions in the United States.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Nearly half of working women in Germany work only part-time, compared with about one-fourth on average for Europe as a whole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Among the roughly one-fourth of preretirees who said last year that they are delaying retirement, 44% cited inflation as a reason.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

At least, one-fourth of the way through the drilling.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir