proportion

Example Sentences

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“As the size of the U.S. population aged 65 and older continues to grow, so too will the number and proportion of Americans with Alzheimer’s or other dementias,” the Alzheimer’s Association says.

From MarketWatch

A significant proportion of Steve Tandy's Wales side already ply their club trade in England with 13 non-home-based players involved in the autumn squad.

From BBC

Swiss President Guy Parmelin, who took over on Thursday, called the fire "a calamity of unprecedented, terrifying proportions", and announced that flags would be flown at half mast for five days.

From Barron's

The filmmaker has teased it’s a “brutal, wild comedy of catastrophic proportions,” promising news for fans who wondered why Cruise never made another movie like “Tropic Thunder.”

From Los Angeles Times

It is not clear exactly how many bottles have been sold and what proportion of bottles are affected.

From BBC