How to Use three-quarters in a Sentence

three-quarters

noun
  • The tornado moved about three-quarters of a mile and lasted for about two minutes.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • 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
  • This means three-quarters of the remaining teams are from Europe.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 July 2026
  • All singing and moving in three-quarters time at the halting dawn of the 20th century.
    — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tokens measure the scale of AI processing, with one token equal to about three-quarters of a word.
    — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Nearly three-quarters of the Black and Indigenous students surveyed faced at least one of these challenges.
    — Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Switching to binoculars, look about three-quarters of the way along the line between Capella and Elnath.
    — Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • 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
  • Add three-quarters of the celery mixture to the potatoes and marinating liquid, dump in the mayo dressing, and gently stir to combine.
    — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2026
  • Together those two companies now account for three-quarters of every humanoid robot on Earth.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • About three-quarters believe in God or a higher power and express a desire to grow spiritually.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
  • The trade was cleared overnight at about $107 a piece, worth some three-quarters of a billion dollars, shares that would never really touch the open market.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • More than 85% of the portfolio’s assets are investment-grade in nature, and three-quarters is rated A or above.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Nearly half of the country’s vegetables and more than three-quarters of its fruits and nuts come from California, according to the state.
    — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026
  • As a result, SpaceX has very rapidly become responsible for more than three-quarters of all mass launched into orbit.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The picture was nearly three-quarters finished when the artist died in 1669, leaving passages that expose his working process.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2026
  • About three-quarters of the 53-man roster will be guys on one-year contacts, many at near NFL minimum wage, a league record.
    — Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Regardless of the differences, the top two robot vendors really do control – for now – about three-quarters of global shipments.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • More than three-quarters of the state’s Long Island Sound beaches had consistently clean water last summer.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2026
  • Just five states in central and northern Mexico produce three-quarters of Mexican lettuce.
    — CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • Owners would then need to approve the move by a majority vote, not the three-quarters approval the league needs for many other important issues in front of the board of governors.
    — Esfandiar Baraheni, New York Times, 30 July 2026

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