How to Use three-quarters in a Sentence
three-quarters
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Fill a small pot to about three-quarters with the growing medium.
—Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026
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More than three-quarters of all lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
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The first three-quarters will be god-awful, but the last sketch will be amazing.
—Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
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The tornado moved about three-quarters of a mile and lasted for about two minutes.
—Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 29 July 2026
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Sloan has a repeatable delivery and throws from a three-quarters arm slot.
—Andrea Arcadipane, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
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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
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This means three-quarters of the remaining teams are from Europe.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
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More than three-quarters of that increase came from rising energy costs.
—Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
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Seen in profile or three-quarters from behind, the artist is seated, leaning toward the sheet.
—Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
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Bellin then recorded video while walking about three-quarters of a mile to Hidden Beach.
—Karina Nova, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
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All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
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Han said China has worked with three-quarters of the nations through Belt and Road projects.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Tokens measure the scale of AI processing, with one token equal to about three-quarters of a word.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Nearly three-quarters of the Black and Indigenous students surveyed faced at least one of these challenges.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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Switching to binoculars, look about three-quarters of the way along the line between Capella and Elnath.
—Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
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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
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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
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