How to Use percentile in a Sentence

percentile

noun

• His height and weight are in the 80th percentile for boys his age.
• This week’s storms took the state to about the 20th percentile.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Dec. 2021
• Among bigs, his shot rate at the rim is in the 88th percentile.
  — Omari Sankofa Ii, Detroit Free Press, 15 May 2021
• That number ranked in the 80th percentile in the league, per Cleaning The Glass.
  — Conor Roche, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
• Chris tends to have light eyes and is in the 99th percentile of jawline strength.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 8 June 2017
• The Tide football team was in the 80th-to-90th percentile within the sport.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], AL.com, 10 May 2017
• That doesn’t mean Nvidia is in the top percentile (which would be the 99th percentile).
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
• The Bucks only took 21% of their shots at the rim tonight, which is 8th percentile.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022
• His 34-inch arms were in the 71st percentile of his rookie class.
  — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 13 Mar. 2021
• Look for tutors who have scored in the 95th percentile.
  — Gerald Bradshaw, Post-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2018
• In math, fourth graders scored at the 32 percentile and eighth graders at 29 percent.
  — Author: Naomi Klouda, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2018
• It was ranked in the fourth percentile among Michigan schools last year.
  — Erin Einhorn, Detroit Free Press, 1 May 2017
• The largest cuts would go to taxpayers in the 95th to 99th percentiles of income.
  — Phil Mattingly, CNN, 19 Dec. 2017
• Our tester’s son, who is in the 99th percentile for height, never seemed squished.
  — Jessica Booth, Parents, 14 Feb. 2024
• That places him in the 98th percentile (or the top two percent) of all NBA players that year.
  — Joel Rush, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
• Our son has been around the 95th percentile for height, and the upper 99th for weight, ever since.
  — Paul L. Underwood, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2020
• Over the course of the season, India ranks near the 60th percentile in MLB in barrel rate.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 31 July 2021
• The Covid death rate in the hospital’s treatment area was at the 52nd percentile.
  — Melanie Evans, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2022
• And like Alaska’s already raised it up to the 75 percentile.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
• That would rank him in the 75th percentile of hitters this season.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2020
• Play Known for his size and arm strength, Doyle ranked in the 99th percentile for arm strength at The Opening over the summer.
  — Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep. 2017
• Students who are ranked in the 87th to 95th percentile are given the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.
  — charlotteobserver, 18 May 2017
• Caucasian kids like mine tend to land in the higher percentiles.
  — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
• Species richness in these gardens scored in the 86th percentile or above.
  — Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 24 Jan. 2023
• In the exams mentioned, GPT-4 scored in the 88th percentile and above, and a full list of exams and the system’s scores can be seen here.
  — James Vincent, The Verge, 14 Mar. 2023
• The biggest takeaway is the results by the percentiles where the lowest percentile lost the most.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2022
• Plus, the Hornets’ net rating improves by 8.5 points with him on the court, a mark that ranks in the league’s 88th percentile leaguewide.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
• Looking at a game’s 99th percentile frames gives you a better idea of how smooth a game feels.
  — Brad Chacos, PCWorld, 6 Mar. 2018
• Other athletes have chosen to reveal their scores — Joe Burrow scored in the 97th percentile on the exam during his draft process.
  — Cale Clinton, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
• That differential ranks in the 88th percentile among all NBA players this season.
  — Shane Young, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025