How to Use three-quarters in a Sentence
three-quarters
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Fill a small pot to about three-quarters with the growing medium.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
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More than three-quarters of all lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
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The first three-quarters will be god-awful, but the last sketch will be amazing.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
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Fill a large pot about three-quarters full with water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
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Pour about three-quarters of the batter into the prepared pan.
—ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
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Nearly three-quarters of the lots sold above their high estimates.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
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The tornado moved about three-quarters of a mile and lasted for about two minutes.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 29 July 2026
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Sloan has a repeatable delivery and throws from a three-quarters arm slot.
—Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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Last year, a poll found that almost three-quarters of Alaskans supported a trawl ban.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
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About three-quarters of the world’s nations have abolished the death penalty in law or practice.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
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This means three-quarters of the remaining teams are from Europe.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
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More than three-quarters of that increase came from rising energy costs.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
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The other three-quarters weren’t coming from an Ohio public school.
—Bilin Lin, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
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That’s about three-quarters of a mile east of Saturday’s shooting.
—Celia Frazier, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2026
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Seen in profile or three-quarters from behind, the artist is seated, leaning toward the sheet.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
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Bellin then recorded video while walking about three-quarters of a mile to Hidden Beach.
—Karina Nova, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
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All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
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Within 10 minutes, nearly three-quarters of an inch of rain pelted the charred ground.
—Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
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Han said China has worked with three-quarters of the nations through Belt and Road projects.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
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Not much rain is expected — perhaps one-quarter to three-quarters of an inch, with mountains getting a bit more.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
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Don't pack your washer more than three-quarters full, as this will ensure that all of the clothes in the load have room to move and are thoroughly rinsed.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 12 July 2026
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There are many aspects of my personality that three-quarters of my audience has no idea about.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
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Kalshi said that about three-quarters of all visitors to the platform don't trade on contracts and only search to find current odds.
—Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 22 July 2026
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By the 42nd day of treatment, more than three-quarters of the patients had improved or stabilized.
—Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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Put the steak in a baking dish and cover with about three-quarters of the marinade, making sure the meat is completely submerged.
—ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
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However, if heating oil prices remain above $5 a gallon, that aid would only be enough for about three-quarters of a tank.
—Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026
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Tokens measure the scale of AI processing, with one token equal to about three-quarters of a word.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
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About three-quarters of those are in active service, with the remainder held in reserve for a variety of reasons.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
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Garcia sits 93-94 and is up to 96 with a high-riding fastball from a high three-quarters slot.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 16 July 2026
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And if there’s going to be expansion, three-quarters of the governors are going to have to be comfortable that this makes sense to them.
—ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
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