Wondering how to use Fractionally in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning .
Fractionally meaning
In a fractional manner
Using Fractionally
- The main meaning on this page is: In a fractional manner
- In the example corpus, fractionally often appears in combinations such as: was fractionally, fractionally charged, were fractionally.
Context around Fractionally
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 11 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fractionally
- In this selection, "fractionally" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, priced, effort, davis, higher, slower and too stand out and add context to how "fractionally" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include albeit only fractionally for the and and firming fractionally above the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fractionally" sits close to words such as ablation, abure and abvp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fractionally
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The price has corrected fractionally. (5 words)
But it’s fractionally too high for Vardy. (8 words)
The pitch in Delhi was fractionally slow but certainly dry. (10 words)
A 46th-minute Owen Farrell penalty, after Quinn Roux had been penalised for a fractionally high challenge, pushed England further ahead and Ireland spent much of the game heading down more cul-de-sacs than a Tesco home delivery driver. (40 words)
Even though it’s priced fractionally higher than many of the sub-£10 proseccos crowding the shelves of corner shops and supermarkets, it’s totally worth a few extra pennies for the excellent quality on show here. (37 words)
Ford’s low cross along the six yard line was fractionally too heavy for Aaron McKay who couldn’t adjust his feet for what would have been a tap-in at the back post. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
BLS reported the medical care index showed prices were fractionally higher for services and prescriptions in November compared to October.
Even though it’s priced fractionally higher than many of the sub-£10 proseccos crowding the shelves of corner shops and supermarkets, it’s totally worth a few extra pennies for the excellent quality on show here.
O’Gara, four from four with the boot to that point, pushed his effort fractionally left of the posts.
Staffing levels across manufacturing and services declined - albeit only fractionally - for the first time since July 2020 (during the early pandemic lockdowns).
The Spaniard was hit with a five-second penalty in Jeddah after it was determined his car was fractionally outside of his grid box at the start.
To this point, their anticipations have not been met, not even fractionally, with one leadership failure, and feeble excuse, after another.
Ferrari lie 24 points behind McLaren in the constructors’ championship, but the Scuderia look to be fractionally slower than McLaren around the super-quick Qatar circuit.
Ipswich fans were appealing for a penalty when Delap went down in the box under a challenge – but the offside flag was raised with Davis fractionally offside.
The Irish bike was fractionally slower in the final, recording a time of 1:01.520 to claim fifth.
A 46th-minute Owen Farrell penalty, after Quinn Roux had been penalised for a fractionally high challenge, pushed England further ahead and Ireland spent much of the game heading down more cul-de-sacs than a Tesco home delivery driver.
But it’s fractionally too high for Vardy.
Corn continues to dominate grain export inspections for the week ending April 2, topping all trade estimates and firming fractionally above the prior week’s tally.
The price has corrected fractionally.
At the other end of the scale, Brighton has been crowned the most expensive city to rent in, with Bath fractionally behind.
Ford’s low cross along the six yard line was fractionally too heavy for Aaron McKay who couldn’t adjust his feet for what would have been a tap-in at the back post.
The Fantasia was taken fractionally more slowly than some of the recordings I have heard which allowed the lovely links between phrases to become slightly more attenuated and therefore more suspenseful.
The pitch in Delhi was fractionally slow but certainly dry.
Here in southern Alberta, opposition is just fractionally lower — 50.3 per cent — while support for medical use is marginally higher, at 92.4 per cent.
IBM shares ended trading Tuesday up fractionally to 163.83.
She did, fractionally: her final percentage was 34.4 percent.
Common combinations with fractionally
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: