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Explore Portions through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Portions in a sentence

Portions | Portion | Portioned | Portioning

Portions meaning

plural of portion

Using Portions

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of portion
  • In the example corpus, portions often appears in combinations such as: portions of, in portions, large portions.

Context around Portions

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Portions

  • In this selection, "portions" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, large, irrelevant, initial, proportional, des and included stand out and add context to how "portions" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include portions of the and access large portions of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "portions" sits close to words such as costly, gb and richmond, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with portions

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

An “Excessive Heat Watch” and an “Excessive Heat Warning” has been issued for portions Puerto Rico. (16 words)

Portions of the Alaska Peninsula are considered part of Southwest, with the remaining portions included with the Aleutian Islands (see below). (21 words)

Although rainfall warnings remain in effect for portions of the Quebec Lower North Shore, with precipitation expected to end on Saturday night. (22 words)

Phrases like "The more people, the smaller the portions" and "All the better!" are translated using ju and des in place of "the": :Ju pli da homoj, des malpli grandaj la porcioj (The more people, the smaller the portions) :Des pli bone! (42 words)

The person appointed by Gov. Green to Tokioka’s seat will join other Kaua‘i House Representatives Nadine Nakamura (North Shore and portions of the East Side) and Dee Morikawa (Ni‘ihau, West Side and portions of South Shore). (39 words)

A flash flood warning is in effect for San Marcos and portions of south central Hays County through 4:00 p.m. The National Weather Service warns residents to not travel unless fleeing an area subject to the flooding. (39 words)

Phrases like "The more people, the smaller the portions" and "All the better!" are translated using ju and des in place of "the": :Ju pli da homoj, des malpli grandaj la porcioj (The more people, the smaller the portions) :Des pli bone! (42 words)

Example sentences (20)

The Calcutta HC held the governor has the right to delete or not read irrelevant portions or portions which do not deal with the policy of the government.

The person appointed by Gov. Green to Tokioka’s seat will join other Kaua‘i House Representatives Nadine Nakamura (North Shore and portions of the East Side) and Dee Morikawa (Ni‘ihau, West Side and portions of South Shore).

The country with this advantage could potentially destroy large portions of the opposition military from space in the initial portions of any conflict.

Barefoot in the Park, for example, was a light romantic comedy, while portions of Plaza Suite were written as "farce", and portions of California Suite are "high comedy".

Individual articles are read in portions proportional to the attention span, which depends on the user, their mood, the article, etc. The name "incremental" comes from "reading in portions".

Phrases like "The more people, the smaller the portions" and "All the better!" are translated using ju and des in place of "the": :Ju pli da homoj, des malpli grandaj la porcioj (The more people, the smaller the portions) :Des pli bone!

Portions of the Alaska Peninsula are considered part of Southwest, with the remaining portions included with the Aleutian Islands (see below).

Portions of the city center are listed as one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments ( Pomnik historii ), as designated November 28, 2008, along with other portions of the city's historic core.

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This meant that the entire printing negative had to be disassembled, and the CRI (color reversal internegative) portions cleaned separately from the negative portions.

According to Pott, the developments are illegal and will continue to prevent fire trucks from being able to access large portions of the island.

Adidas says it will donate portions of the proceeds to organizations that battle discrimination, including the Anti-Defamation League and the Philonise & Keeta Floyd Institute for Social Change.

A flash flood warning is in effect for San Marcos and portions of south central Hays County through 4:00 p.m. The National Weather Service warns residents to not travel unless fleeing an area subject to the flooding.

Although confidence in the details this far out remains low, a transition to a wetter pattern will become possible through the week for portions of the state.

Although rainfall warnings remain in effect for portions of the Quebec Lower North Shore, with precipitation expected to end on Saturday night.

An “Excessive Heat Watch” and an “Excessive Heat Warning” has been issued for portions Puerto Rico.

A plan was laid before the meeting whereby the government proposes to burn certain portions of timber on the watersheds of Barnes Creek in an effort to increase water supply and to assist grazing interests.

As a result of its challenges, Bad Boy says it is considering a liquidation sale to wind down inefficient portions of its business.

A separate tornado watch was issued for portions of eastern Oklahoma, western Arkansas, and northeastern Texas until noon, the Storm Prediction Centre said.

As of May 2023, portions of Delnor-Wiggins reopened to the public for limited use and activities; however, some areas remain closed, including the location where the planting took place this afternoon.

As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce wildfire risk, PG&E announced plans to conduct aerial patrols next week over portions of San Luis Obispo County.

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Common combinations with portions

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "portions" in a sentence?
An example: "The Calcutta HC held the governor has the right to delete or not read irrelevant portions or portions which do not deal with the policy of the government." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "portions" from authentic English texts.
What does "portions" mean?
Portions means: plural of portion
How many example sentences with "portions" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "portions", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.