Examples of percentile in a Sentence

His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.

Recent Examples on the Web Some of those include the following: Conduct periodic physical fitness standard assessments to gauge cadets’ progress and ability to pass the final physical assessment at the 50th percentile or better. — Rich Heileman, cleveland, 17 June 2022 One firm requirement, however, is a flexible design that will accommodate astronauts of all sizes: The new suits must fit a woman at the fifth percentile to a man at the 95th percentile. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 June 2022 Bloomberg analyzed flips in census tracts where the median home value was between the 40th and 60th percentile — neighborhoods where properties should be affordable for regular families. — Patrick Clark, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2022 By contrast, more than half of those in the 90th to 95th percentile (those making between about $254,000 and $366,000) would get a tax cut. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 Mark Canha, playing center field with Ramón Laureano sidelined by groin tightness, ranks in the 73rd percentile of major-league players in sprint speed, per Statcast. — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 May 2021 Consider lists of the most selective colleges or the colleges with the highest 75th percentile SAT or ACT test scores. — Mark Kantrowitz, Forbes, 22 Apr. 2022 His 8 ¼-inch hands put him in the second percentile of all receivers ever at the NFL scouting combine. — Mark Daniels, USA TODAY, 1 June 2022 The company currently has a dividend yield of 4.0% which is in the 93rd percentile of all stocks. — Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 See More

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