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Example sentences for: one-fifth

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These days, half of all couples live together before marriage, and less than one-fifth are virgins on their wedding night.
The study figured that the end of small-children-fly-free would raise the average fare for affected families by $185, causing one-fifth of them to take the car instead.
So suppose advertisers direct one-fifth of their resources onto the Internet.
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 coalition recently laid off one-fifth of its staff.