PERCENTAGE in a Sentence

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17 example sentences for PERCENTAGE, such as:

1. The figure is expressed as a percentage.
2. Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
3. Crime figures showed significant percentage increases.
4. A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.
5. This figure can be expressed as a percentage of the total.

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 Meanings and Examples of PERCENTAGE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
percentage
 n.  a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
 n.  assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
Classic Sentence:
1  She bought other claims from discouraged miners, traded or sold them on percentages.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4. The Pioneer Woman's Story: I
2  The only real feeling was a desire to get appointed to a trading-post where ivory was to be had, so that they could earn percentages.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In I
Example Sentence:
1  The artist's agent receives commission on a percentage basis.
2  This figure can be expressed as a percentage of the total.
3  A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
4  The figure is expressed as a percentage.
5  Insurance contributions are paid at a fixed percentage rate on all earnings.
6  A certain percentage of your salary is kept back by your employer as an insurance payment.
7  Whisky contains a large percentage of alcohol.
8  The percentage of school leavers that go to university is about five per cent.
9  A surprising percentage of the population are illiterate.
10  Crime figures showed significant percentage increases.
11  Unfortunately belts are worn only by a small percentage of drivers and passengers.
12  It would also offer an indemnity against losses in excess of 0.1 percentage point on all outstanding loans.
13  The number of Republicans who support this man and his cabal is astonishing, but nothing will change the minds of that percentage.
14  Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world's energy.
15  Multiply $400 times 8 million and you get a pop of $3.2 billion, which is enough to boost the annualized growth rate of the economy by one-third of a percentage point.