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Example sentences for: one-fifth

How can you use “one-fifth” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The coalition recently laid off one-fifth of its staff.
They have one-fifth the incidence of hip fracture of Americans.
More than one-fifth of the children in this rich nation live in poverty.
Most polling places use one of three computer-based technologies: punch cards, optical scans , or electronic recording . (Less than one-fifth of the electorate uses old-fashioned mechanical lever machines , which aren't even being made anymore.)
The reconstruction of one-fifth of the town recaptures life as it was in the summer of 1744, a year before the first great British siege, and 16 years before it was destroyed.