Example sentences for: one-third

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

  • One-third of the wholesale price of apparel is typically fabric cost.

  • We anticipate that the study population will be approximately two-thirds white and one-third African American, giving sample sizes of approximately 300 each for white patients with stroke and control subjects and 100 each for African American patients with stroke and control subjects.

  • During the war, the U.S. government had issued its first paper money, or "greenbacks" (previously, only private banks had issued paper notes), and one-third to one-half of all paper currency in circulation was believed to be "queer."

  • Nevertheless, drinking and driving, moving violations, alcohol-related injuries, and alcohol-related problems were significantly reduced at the six-month follow up, with the intervention group experiencing one-third to one-half fewer events than the control group.

  • Our 1996/97 survey of federal managers found that less than one-third of non-SES managers felt that to a great or very great extent they had the decisionmaking authority needed to accomplish strategic goals.


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