FRACTION in a Sentence
Learn FRACTION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
21 example sentences for FRACTION, such as:
1. The car missed me by a fraction of an inch.
2. And fractions presented no difficulties to her at all.
3. I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price.
4. The car stopped within a fraction of an inch of the wall.
5. She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.
2. And fractions presented no difficulties to her at all.
3. I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price.
4. The car stopped within a fraction of an inch of the wall.
5. She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of FRACTION
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fraction
n. a small part or item forming a piece of a whole
n. the quotient of two rational numbers
Classic Sentence:
1 There was nothing especially arduous in this round of religious obligations; but it stood for a fraction of that great bulk of boredom which loomed across her path.
2 The price of the dressing-case was still in her pocket; and drawing out her little gold purse she slipped a liberal fraction of the amount into Miss Farish's hand.
3 Celeste had not yet sent in her account, and secondly, the amount it represented was only a fraction of the sum that Lily needed.
4 'He lays in five and twen-ty foot of ground, if he lays in a fraction,' said Mr. Omer, pleasantly.
5 She did not remember the precise sum, but it appeared that the German had worked it out to the fraction of a farthing.
6 Looking at this or that member of the group was not observing a complete thing, but a fraction of a thing.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
7 I sprang for the foot-path and saved myself by the fraction of a second.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
Context Highlight In XII. The Adventure of The Final Problem
8 And fractions presented no difficulties to her at all.
9 He felt there was something unbecoming about a woman understanding fractions and business matters and he believed that, should a woman be so unfortunate as to have such unladylike comprehension, she should pretend not to.
10 He was so clever; he could reckon fractions in his head.
11 Then the Society of Equal Workingmen which was divided into three fractions, the levellers, the communists, the reformers.
Example Sentence:
1 Reputable charities spend the lion's share of donations on aid and a tiny fraction on administration.
2 Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
3 A mere fraction of available wind energy is currently utilized.
4 Most humans only use a fraction of their total useful brainpower.
5 The car stopped within a fraction of an inch of the wall.
6 The car missed me by a fraction of an inch.
7 I got these shoes at a fraction of the original price.
8 It is good to recall that astronomers cover only a tiny fraction of the sky at any time.
9 She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.
10 To add insult to injury, this whole island is a duty-free zone and cigarettes cost a fraction of the heavily-taxed tobacco in the rest of Norway.