How to Use percentage in a Sentence

percentage

noun
  • What percentage of your income do you spend on rent?
  • The percentages of women completing high school and college were 95 percent and 52 percent, respectively.
  • And so the goal is for that to grow to a very high percentage.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 18 June 2026
  • The one that jumps out there is the goals-for percentage.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
  • These fees are a percentage of their fight purse.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • What percentage of the bowl is that?
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
  • No team had a worse turnover percentage.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Of that percentage, about one-third babysit at least five days per week.
    — Holly Garcia, Parents, 11 Jan. 2026
  • That percentage hasn’t risen by much.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
  • And that percentage will be the same as your tax bracket.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • The percentage of claims that are low risk seems to be growing by the day.
    — Tom Cullinan, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The team with the best winning percentage hosts the game.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • That’s not even at the level of a tip percentage.
    — David Doty, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Some clubs even slid you a percentage of the profit when a man bought you a drink.
    — Celine Saintclare, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2024
  • So, the math isn’t good, and neither are the percentages.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a 12-percentage-point jump in two years.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Get that 3-point percentage up.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Pearce leads all rookies in splash-play percentage.
    — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Most agencies charge a flat monthly fee or a percentage of ad spend.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • On the bright side, losses as a percentage of sales are in decline.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 17 June 2026
  • Some choose a Top 10 or a small percentage of the class.
    — Deb Mazzocco, Twin Cities, 14 June 2026
  • New York was fifth in field goal percentage last season.
    — Stan Son, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But his low percentage also stems from the manner of his close-range shots.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • And maybe that will change as the percentage of doctors shifts to women.
    — Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • But there were some things that happened and then the law of percentages prevailed.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026
  • In other places, the tax is a percentage of the home’s value.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • When their share sits below that point, any award can be reduced to match that percentage.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Banchero had career highs in field goal percentage and rebounds per game this year.
    — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In large cities, the percentage gap between the two answers grew.
    — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The save percentages haven’t improved, but the wins have come more often.
    — Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026

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