Examples of 'nearly a third' in a sentence

Meaning of "nearly a third"

Nearly a third: Describes a close approximation to one-third, indicating a proportion slightly below 33.33%. It implies a significant portion but not an exact third

How to use "nearly a third" in a sentence

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nearly a third
Well nearly a third of the crew is female.
London accounts for nearly a third of them.
Nearly a third of children are born out of wedlock.
But your budget was slashed by nearly a third.
Nearly a third of its territory is covered by forests.
Their shares all plummeting by nearly a third.
Nearly a third of them died while working on it.
The scenery is nearly a third character.
Nearly a third of them work in management jobs.
Essential lays off nearly a third of its staff.
Nearly a third said they were very confident.
The speed of the line increased by nearly a third.
Nearly a third of them went home before voting.
I peeled burnt flesh off nearly a third of my body.
Nearly a third of adult and over half of.

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The price of oil has fallen by nearly a third.
Nearly a third of the costs of a complete exchange.
This accounted for nearly a third of the male population.
Nearly a third is used by the transportation sector.
They wish to reduce the number of drawings by nearly a third.
He spent nearly a third of his life in captivity.
Police were believed to be the perpetrators in nearly a third of the cases.
Nearly a third of camps do not have toilets.
Adolescents and young people make up nearly a third of the population.
Nearly a third of transactions involved early stage companies.
The lower wing was of identical planform but nearly a third smaller.
And nearly a third of all murders.
These three teams account for nearly a third of the titles won.
Nearly a third of the race remains.
Bus fares have risen by nearly a third in the last fifteen years.
Nearly a third of the campaign is over.
The currency has lost nearly a third of its value this week.
Nearly a third of those supplies went to children.
Monthly household income is nearly a third lower than the national average.
Nearly a third of all children have lost a parent.
Bitcoin licking its wounds after losing nearly a third of its value.
Nearly a third of false positives avoided.
Nearly half of the participants were overweight and nearly a third had hypertension.
We spend nearly a third of our adult life at work.
The national court system has eliminated nearly a third of its staff.
Nearly a third of the sales are over the internet.
The combined company would control nearly a third of the global market.
Nearly a third of its population died.
China will likely account for nearly a third of global growth this year.
And nearly a third have two or more vehicles.
This market was supposed to supply nearly a third of all treatments sold in the country.
Nearly a third of all trips there are made by bicycle.
Prisons are crowded and drug offenders represent nearly a third of the prison population.
Nearly a third of them left with acceptance letters.
Varicose veins appear in their fifties and nearly a third of the population suffers.

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