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'proportion' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'proportion' with 5 example sentences.


proportion noun

: the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole

: magnitude or extent

: balance among the parts of something

: the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree

: harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)

proportion verb

: give pleasant proportions to

: adjust in size relative to other things


  • The media blew the whole thing out of proportion.
  • You will progress in proportion to your abilities.
  • His income bears no proportion to his social standing.
  • Each man's pay will be in proportion to his work.
  • Robert got a small proportion of the profit.
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