How to use percent in a sentence

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• Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.From the entry quantity
• We honor veterans and senior citizens with a ten percent discount.From the entry veteran
• The shift of the supplier gave us a saving of 10 percent.From the entry saving
• This year's projections are above prior year actuals by five percent.From the entry actuals
• The airline's business travel went up six percent, but VFR went up nine percent.From the entry VFR
• Any N95 respirator is designed to filter out 95 percent of particles 0.3 microns or larger.From the entry respirator
• Our new recruits represent a one hundred percent increase in membership.From the entry one hundred percent
• Their take-home pay was half their gross, but fifteen percent was for retirement.From the entry take-home pay
• Surveys show a gender gap with women favoring Democrats 12 percent more than men.From the entry gender gap
• The front load on these mutual funds is a steep five percent.From the entry front load
• The Tories are on twenty-five percent in this constituency.From the entry on
• They're going to cut salaries by fifteen percent.From the entry cut
• The school's tuition will increase by five percent next year.From the entry tuition
• The finders get to keep 80 percent of the treasure.From the entry get
• There is a 30 percent chance of rain tomorrow.From the entry chance
• Our stock is up by ten percent.From the entry by
• He earns seven million dollars a year as CEO. My bank account is only earning one percent interest.From the entry earn
• The grade of this hill is more than 5 percent.From the entry grade
• The mayor pulled out of the race for Senate after numerous opinion polls had him polling at less than 10 percent.From the entry pull out
• We are willing to provide one hundred percent mortgages.From the entry one hundred percent
• The smart money is on a half percent cut in the basic bank lending rates before the end of the week.From the entry smart money
• The Tories are on twenty-five percent in that constituency.From the entry be on
• My CD earns me six percent!From the entry earn
• She said, "China has always had a freshwater supply problem with 20 percent of the world’s population but only 7 percent of its freshwater".From the entry supply
• As if the hostile takeover weren't enough, to add insult to injury they scrapped ninety percent of our products and replaced them with their own.From the entry add insult to injury
• Why floods, earthquakes and storms were considered Acts of God is unclear, especially since by this time less than 22 percent of Toronto-dwellers attended church.From the entry Acts of God
• Irons and stony irons can be much larger than stony meteorites and are much more visually striking, but make up only a few percent of all meteorites.From the entry iron
• Even with only 14.1 percent of the votes countywide counted as of 11 p.m.2024 March 6, Dennis Wyatt, “Mountain House voters make it clear: SJ County getting 8th city”, in Manteca Bulletin, archived from the…. From the entry countywide
• “One hundred percent she is a DEI hire,” he said, referring to diversity, equity and inclusion.2024 July 23, Chelsea Bailey, “A GOP congressman called Kamala Harris a ‘DEI hire.’ Some caution it’s a sign of what’s to come”, in CNN. From the entry DEI hire
• This year the Tigers are using pinch hitters 72 percent more often than the league average.2023 May 26, Cody Stavenhagen, “A.J. Hinch is managing with confidence as the Tigers hang tight in the AL Central”, in The New York Times…. From the entry pinch hitter
• "But it may have been a contributing factor." He received 29 percent of the vote to Mr.2023 May 7, Dan Bilefsky, “Did China Help Vancouver's Mayor Win Election?”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry incumbent
• I’m 95 percent sure it is,” said Alex Feinstein, an accountant.2023 September 25, Becky Hughes, quoting Alex Feinstein, “New York’s Hottest Steakhouse Was a Fake, Until Saturday Night”, in The New York…. From the entry low-key
• According to my iPhone, there is 90 percent humidity during the outdoor dance.2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York Times. From the entry deet
• For the Americans, 90 percent of their work is rehearsing, training, and advising.2022 August 28, Kevin Maurer, “The Candy Maker, The Cop, and The Fireman Fighting America’s Shadow War”, in Rolling Stone, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry Nigérien

Meaning of percent

1. adverb For every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
2. noun A percentage, a proportion (especially per hundred).
3. noun One part per hundred; one percent, hundredth.

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Questions about percent in a sentence

How do you use percent in a sentence?

Percent is used as an adverb, noun and prepositional phrase. For example: “Generally it should not be used in a quantity larger than 15 percent.”

What is a short sentence with percent?

“My CD earns me six percent!”

What does percent mean?

Percent means for every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).