Examples of 'one-third' in a sentence

Meaning of "one-third"

One-third is a fraction representing one part of three equal parts, commonly used in mathematical calculations, measurements, or proportions
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  • One of three equals parts (1/3, ⅓, 0.333…).

How to use "one-third" in a sentence

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Nearly one-third of these were road workers.
He received roughly one-third of the votes.
Only one-third of school children are girls.
Requested by at least one-third of the directors.
Only one-third of selfemployed workers are women.
Mortality is about one-third of diagnosed cases.
One-third of researchers admit to cooking data.
Approximately one-third of the chicks die.
One-third of nosocomial infections are considered preventable.
We just fired one-third of their workforce.
One-third of teen pregnancies result in abortion.
Here approximately one-third of participants referred to it.
One-third of the council was up for election.
That is approximately one-third of their matches.
Fully one-third of our veterans are homeless.

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I have shaved approximately one-third of my balls.
An estimated one-third of males worldwide are circumcised.
Proceed to the coordinates at one-third thrust.
Moreover only one-third of entrepreneurs are female.
Use of natural gas increased by one-third.
Approximately one-third of the students are minority.
Seating capacity was increased by almost one-third.
In up to one-third of cases no cause can be found.
Shoes sizes increment by one-third of an inch.
Over one-third of those killed were civilians.
With california responsible for one-third.
He received one-third of the profits as well.
Asymptomatic infections occur in one-third of cases.
About one-third of them were seized by authorities.
He was threatening to execute one-third of the prison population.
About one-third of these are life members.
To be required to spend one-third of your life span.
One-third of the investment has been lost.
It accounts for one-third of global growth.
One-third of the population rides bicycles.
No valid measurement of one-third octave band results.
About one-third of its land is cultivatable.
Sugar processing makes up one-third of industrial activity.
One-third of the victims come from abroad.
To each of us one-third of all we collect.
One-third turnover is mathematically impossible.
World production exceeds one-third of a million tonnes.
Nearly one-third are without health insurance.
But if we can defeat one-third of a great army.
One-third of the down payments toward upgrades.
Jews formed about one-third of the inmates.
One-third of all persons working in agriculture are women.
He bestows upon her one-third of his kingdom.
Nearly one-third of this expenditure is spent on drugs.
But they do it with one-third fewer workers.

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