portion

Example Sentences

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Ticket sales now cover only a small portion of an opera company’s budget.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s likely that Berkshire under Greg Abel’s leadership will commit a large portion of today’s outsized cash reserves at materially higher returns than are presently being earned on U.S. Treasuries,” Bloomstran wrote.

From Barron's

The cash portion of the purchase price will be financed with cash as well as new debt raised.

From The Wall Street Journal

A portion of the text can be found below.

From Literature

Because the glacier rested on a flat bed, large portions were able to lift off almost at once.

From Science Daily