How to Use proportion in a Sentence

proportion

1 of 2 noun

• The size of the window seems out of proportion with the height of the wall.
• His ears were drawn out of proportion with his head.
• The reality of the clothes—the proportion works for me.
  — Virginia Smith, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2024
• The proportions create a rich cushion to the peach fruit.
  — Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 30 July 2023
• That’s a much lower proportion than in the U.S. and France, where 80% and 94% said the same, respectively.
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2023
• The proportion who do now is still small, but the number who are enlightened is not small.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• That is 22 points higher than in June and the highest proportion since the group began polling on the question two decades ago.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2023
• In fact, the two banks had some of the highest proportions of uninsured deposits in the whole banking sector.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 May 2023
• But Hsu was right to point out the shockingly small proportions of the pockets on women’s jeans.
  — The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• The proportions were little changed from the more restricted 2022.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Jan. 2024
• As a result, the Saudis are having to shoulder a greater proportion of the costs of Vision 2030 themselves.
  — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
• Splashes of color, new ways to style proportions, and styling hacks for bigger busts were making their way to the mainstream.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 30 June 2023
• Roughly the same proportion of voters say they’ve been hurt by Mr. Biden’s policies.
  — Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2023
• What's about to happen is going to be a catastrophe of epic proportions.
  — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 7 May 2023
• Aside from the color, the two models reprise the proportions and build of the pair released last year, this time exclusively in stainless steel.
  — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 17 Jan. 2024
• At Stamm, jeans in XXL proportions took on sculptural aspects.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
• The proportion of adults in their prime working years – ages 25 through 54 – who either have a job or are looking for one has reached its highest point in two decades.
  — Christopher Rugaber, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2023
• By proportion, adults in their thirties to fifties still account for the largest slice of mortality.
  — Zachary Siegel, The New Republic, 27 June 2023
• Schools that serve a higher proportion of low-income students would get the higher percentage of the base.
  — Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2023
• About half of Kenyans are evangelicals, a far higher proportion than in the United States.
  — Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 14 May 2023
• The region also has the largest proportion, 55%, of reported cities meeting the WHO standard.
  — TIME, 19 Mar. 2024
• In fact, his genome shows the highest proportion of this ancestry yet found among Europeans of his era.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Aug. 2023
• Case in point: that gigantic tree, which grows and grows, out of all proportion, until its tip disappears out of sight.
  — The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• In this way, Holofcener is able to go to comic extremes by blowing everything out of proportion.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
• That Princess Diana Loved The fading on both washes starts mid-thigh and stops under the knee, completely in proportion with my leg length.
  — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2023
• Hamas, with help from a cast of kingpins and enablers, targets civilians, most young, with a purpose and passion of Nazi proportions.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 12 Oct. 2023
• They were also scaled up at 23%, which is the accurate proportion of a real Barbie doll to a Dreamhouse.
  — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• The audience that assembled was not even close to epic proportions.
  — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 25 May 2023
• Clicks will give the iPhone TV remote-like proportions, and that will probably feel pretty awkward at first.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 4 Jan. 2024
• According to Copeland, Dalio’s devotion to the Principles seemed to grow in inverse proportion to the success of his funds.
  — Tarpley Hitt, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023

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proportion

2 of 2 verb

• This can be a challenge due to the way that telescope time is proportioned.
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2017
• The looks were layered, say, a jacket over a tunic and trousers, all loose, well-proportioned and easy to wear.
  — Colleen Barry, The Seattle Times, 13 Jan. 2018
• Scientists first became aware of the okapi, which has a long tongue and legs proportioned like those of a giraffe, at the turn of the 20th century.
  — National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
• In essence, the approach lets Peach look a little less Barbie-proportioned.
  — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2018
• The first three showed up rounded, the last starkly boxlike, but all remain classy and well proportioned.
  — Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 15 June 2023
• Customers can swap out couches, area rugs and other decor to make sure that everything is proportioned for their space.
  — Marshak, Orange County Register, 15 May 2017
• The all-new car’s body is nicely proportioned, albeit less than muscular.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 6 Mar. 2018
• The styles of these eleven pieces vary — some are formally proportioned, others fantasy-like.
  — Peter Dobrin, Philly.com, 11 May 2018
• A few of the son’s images were worthy of the name Audubon, but most were awkward imitations of his father’s style, poorly proportioned and lifeless.
  — William Souder, Smithsonian, 23 Feb. 2018
• The two remaining bedrooms are well-proportioned and share a full bath with a sliding privacy door between the shower-bath area and the vanity.
  — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 7 May 2017
• But Rolls doesn't build a torpedo as svelte and as classically proportioned as the DB7 and probably never will.
  — John Phillips, Car and Driver, 20 May 2020
• When Jolie took on the role, there were criticisms from diehard fans of the video game series that her being American and not ... proportioned to the physical design of the character were setbacks.
  — Josh Spiegel, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2018
• The homes are generously proportioned; this one has a huge pantry filled with all different kinds of china and place settings, great big chargers and raffia table mats.
  — David A. Keeps, House Beautiful, 25 Sep. 2017
• After the prolonged rain associated with hurricanes, the soil may be so soft that trees topple over if the weight is not properly proportioned.
  — NOLA.com, 1 July 2017
• The colors were bright, the texture was soft, the Bavarian cream filling was properly proportioned and evenly distributed.
  — al, 20 Jan. 2020
• Like a great restaurant dish, the ingredients are of an unattainable-to-regular-folks quality and proportioned with the ideal balance of flavors and textures.
  — Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2020
• My body is proportioned in whatever way society thinks is redeemable.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2019
• The main house offers elegantly proportioned public rooms with high ceilings and expansive millwork, a total of four fireplaces, and mullioned windows and French doors that frame serene views.
  — Mark David, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
• The creature is the third type of enormous pterosaur revealed so far from this region, which means Transylvania can now boast the world’s largest known concentration of epically proportioned flying reptiles.
  — National Geographic, 8 May 2018
• The fastback design has been updated with exterior character lines forecast by last year’s X4, but these look better-proportioned when stretched over the longer X6, which has gained 1.8 inches in overall length.
  — Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 15 July 2017
• That long and lean financial accessory, proportioned for a checkbook, and fitted with an interior cash pocket and slots for perhaps a dozen credit cards.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
• Again, Charles’s tuxedo is properly proportioned, perhaps in part a function of his wearing this sort of formalwear more regularly.
  — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, 4 June 2019
• Mashburn educated herself on portion sizes during her first few months of the diet, paying attention to the serving size on labels and making sure to proportion her snacks and meals accordingly.
  — NBC News, 30 Nov. 2019
• With the ability to power each wheel individually, electric trucks like this one promise to surpass the capability of four-wheel drive by actively proportioning power to the wheels with the most grip.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2019
• When beautiful movie stars take the brave step of impersonating regular schmoes, with flawed physiques and imperfectly proportioned appendages, praise and prizes often follow.
  — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2023
• Sunspel’s well-proportioned V that doesn’t plunge into clavicle territory is a safe, confident choice.
  — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2018
• Other new features include a hill start assist, so no more rollback when starting on a incline, electronic brake force distribution which automatically proportions the amount of force to the front and rear brakes, and adjustable Fox QS3 shocks.
  — Timothy Dahl, Popular Mechanics, 9 Jan. 2018
• Their ultra-refined musicianship and well-proportioned, buoyant rhythms painted an entire world within that movement.
  — Elijah Ho, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2017
• In the meat industry, the carcass balancing problem describes how animal bodies are not proportioned to the ratios of products that humans actually demand.
  — Liz Specht, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2019
• This new map, created by a trio of researchers from across the U.S. and Australia, improves on the design of the Robinson projection by preserving its aesthetic appeal while also correctly proportioning the continents.
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 5 Sep. 2018

Last Updated: 3 May 2024