How to use "proportion" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "proportion" in popular movie and book plots

  • She pours into the pie the right proportion of liquor, and goes back to her guests.  - Home Made Mince Pie
  • Using the protection of the Grandfather who believes her, she loses sense of proportion and is thrown out of the house.  - Dereza (film)
  • His sons contribute some amounts in proportion to their incomes.  - Samsaram Oka Chadarangam
  • When individuals who are not reasonable land there, they lose their size in proportion to their degree of madness.  - L'Île de la raison
  • His sons contribute some amounts in proportion to their incomes.  - Samsaram Adhu Minsaram
  • During his long career as a getaway driver, he has served many sentences and spent a fair proportion of his life behind bars.  - The Sins
  • When Anu discusses the matter with Sashi, he expresses his support in spite of his grave sadness (in proportion to his love for her).  - Keladi Kanmani
  • A small proportion of the orbs are special ones known as "Time Fruits".  - Mnemosyne (anime)
  • Each in itself was well enough formed, but eyes, nose, mouth, chin were of smallness curiously out of proportion to the head and body.  - Huntingtower (novel)
  • The book itself only hints at the possibility that a proportion of those who died were "executed" after being captured.  - All the King's Men (1999 film)
  • This victory attracts even more recruits to their cause, such as a good proportion of the now-unarmed Guard force they defeated.  - Heirs of Empire
  • God would get a greater proportion of the souls, signifying (in this fictional universe) the ultimate victory of Good.  - Wielding a Red Sword
  • After three years of experimenting, Aerin stumbles on the correct proportion of ingredients, successfully making kenet.  - The Hero and the Crown
  • A large proportion of the INA troops surrenders under Lt Col Loganathan.  - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
  • Australian and UK soap operas also feature a significant proportion of romance storylines.  - Soap opera

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