How to Use three-quarters in a Sentence

three-quarters

noun

• More than three-quarters of all lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer.
  — Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
• The tornado moved about three-quarters of a mile and lasted for about two minutes.
  — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 29 July 2026
• Sloan has a repeatable delivery and throws from a three-quarters arm slot.
  — Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
• 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
• This means three-quarters of the remaining teams are from Europe.
  — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
• More than three-quarters of that increase came from rising energy costs.
  — Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
• Seen in profile or three-quarters from behind, the artist is seated, leaning toward the sheet.
  — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
• Bellin then recorded video while walking about three-quarters of a mile to Hidden Beach.
  — Karina Nova, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
• All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century.
  — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Tokens measure the scale of AI processing, with one token equal to about three-quarters of a word.
  — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The town offered no tax break and stood to make about $6 million in property taxes, something like three-quarters of the town budget.
  — Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
• His two-seamer is 91-94 from a low three-quarters slot with an average slider and fringy changeup.
  — Keith Law, New York Times, 15 July 2026
• But a study of Gen Z consumers found that more than three-quarters of those who paid upfront for a group expense never got repaid in full.
  — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
• Close to three-quarters shop in person at least once a week, and many see the experience as something far richer than a simple transaction.
  — Andrew Stern, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
• Generally grass seeds are a light tan color and range in size from a quarter of an inch to three-quarters of an inch, depending on the variety.
  — Amanda Tust, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2026
• Nearly three-quarters of the Black and Indigenous students surveyed faced at least one of these challenges.
  — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
• Switching to binoculars, look about three-quarters of the way along the line between Capella and Elnath.
  — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
• Nearly three-quarters say increases continued into the last year, even though state leaders have promised premiums would start to go down.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026
• Another recent study found that fewer than three-quarters of fathers took any parental leave, and only 36% were able to take more than two weeks away from work.
  — Nishant Pandya, STAT, 17 Aug. 2026
• Add three-quarters of the celery mixture to the potatoes and marinating liquid, dump in the mayo dressing, and gently stir to combine.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
• Roughly three-quarters of respondents see the inflation problem as broader than just energy prices.
  — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
• The study estimated as much as three-quarters of petitions resulted in a settlement.
  — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026