How to Use fraction in a Sentence
fraction
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Time had slowed just a fraction.
—Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
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While homes are a fraction of the size.
—City News Service, Daily News, 8 May 2026
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Head coach pay is up, but the salaries are still a fraction of what stars make.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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And sewage is just a fraction of the problem.
—Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2026
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Most places pay by the pound at a fraction of the deposit.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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In the end, only a fraction come to fruition.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
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If offered even a fraction, who would say no?
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
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And that’s just a fraction of what’s going on.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2025
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Those are just a fraction of his credits.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026
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Find sparkling treasures for a fraction of the cost.
—Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 10 Jan. 2026
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The man shook his head a fraction and returned his cup to the saucer.
—Haruki Murakami, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
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But that’s a fraction of what’s being built.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
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Raskin called what has been released so far a fraction of all records.
—The Hill Staff, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
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With a good leaf blower, the job can be done in a fraction of the time.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2023
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Very Comme des Garçons, at a fraction of the price!
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
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Even with the pay rise, that’s still a fraction of what workers get at union plants.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Sep. 2023
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Looking to copy Gaines’s look for a fraction of the cost?
—Averi Baudler, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
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The task was accomplished in a fraction of the time and cost.
—Eric Waller, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
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Only a small fraction of those who are aware of your film will ever buy.
—Daren Smith, IndieWire, 24 June 2026
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But trust us, that's only a small fraction of the looks that the singer has served this year.
—Sara Miranda, Allure, 30 Dec. 2021
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That means your home looks like it was designed by a pro, but for a fraction of the cost.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Mar. 2026
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Then began the process of trimming the pile down to a fraction of its size.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2025
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Get the look of a high-end freestanding tub for a fraction of the cost.
—Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2022
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And legal betting is a fraction of the whole.
—Greg Cote february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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The shares were still trading at a fraction of their price before the fire.
—Evan Halper, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2023
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By the end of the year, only a fraction survived.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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The same fraction of parents think their kids spend too much time on smartphones.
—Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
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Sweater sets, flowy pants, and sneakers are a fraction of their normal price.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 24 Feb. 2024
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Don’t miss out on the chance to snag these items at a fraction of their regular price.
—Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 20 Mar. 2024
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Only a fraction of that can be rerouted.
—Garrett Downs,greg Iacurci,azhar Sukri,spriha Srivastava,emma Graham,lee Ying Shan,anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
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