How to Use ratio in a Sentence

ratio

noun

• What is the length-to-width ratio?
• The guy-to-girl ratio is half to half, with even more guys now.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
• The scope has a focal length of 250mm, for an f/5 ratio.
  — PCMAG, 16 May 2024
• The ratio of bread to allium looks to be about one-to-one.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024
• Aim for a ratio of 25% new food and 75% old food during the first few days.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
• The Quick Release leather sheath is a nice touch, and at 11.5 ounces, the knife has a great strength-to-weight ratio.
  — Jace Bauserman, Field & Stream, 19 July 2023
• The staff-to-faculty ratio has soared over the past few years, and that’s bad bloat.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
• The mass ratio of this planet with its star is more than 100 times greater than that of Earth and the sun.
  — Fox News, 1 Dec. 2023
• It’s got a nice, sharp tip with a good handle-to-blade ratio.
  — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
• The debt-to-GDP ratio, Fitch concedes, fell during the past two years.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
• The deposit match comes out in a ratio of $1 for every $25 placed.
  — Catena Media, al, 29 Jan. 2023
• The August peak at 1.631 is the next barrier for the ratio.
  — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• As the problem has grown, Swenson said the ratio has flipped.
  — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2024
• Ground beef: For a moist meatloaf, ground beef with a higher fat ratio is the way to go.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2023
• Fill a sink with hot water and a 1:1 ratio of dish soap to vinegar for a deep clean.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
• That’s a ratio hard to achieve without the use of nuclear weapons.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2023
• The bank said its CET1 ratio, a measure of capital strength, was 14.8% at the end of the quarter.
  — Myriam Balezou, Fortune Europe, 7 May 2024
• Clinker is mixed with gypsum at a ratio of 20 or 25 to one.
  — Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 13 Jan. 2023
• Along with a wider ratio spread than before, the first three gears are now shorter.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 21 Feb. 2023
• The ratio was even higher in 2021, the last full year when no setbacks were required.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
• When the ratio is rising then IWF or growth stocks are leading.
  — Tom Aspray, Forbes, 7 May 2023
• The waist-to-hip ratio is a measurement that compares your hip size to your waist size.
  — Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 July 2024
• The rule will be phased in beginning next month; homes will have until May 2026 to meet the staffing ratios.
  — Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY, 20 July 2024
• This results in a ratio of 27 horsepower per ton, enough to drive it to a top speed of 42 miles per hour.
  — Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
• An ideal market would, of course, have a ratio of one to one, but that’s not likely.
  — Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2023
• The easy way to think about tire performance is as a simple ratio.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
• Next, weigh out your coffee beans and water at a 1:15 ratio.
  — Carina Finn, Bon Appétit, 27 Oct. 2023
• The two-ounce weight and 15-inch width of this pillow is aligned with the lightest pillows on the market and has a killer size-to-weight ratio.
  — Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 17 June 2024
• Therefore, the ratios of these isotopes forms a record of the Martian climate that includes temperature and acidity of the water, and the composition of the water and the atmosphere.
  — David Szondy, New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2024
• City officials will also address density — the ratio of living units to available acreage.
  — Jim Riccioli, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024