Sentence examples for a third were from inspiring English sources

Little over a third were in pain.

A third were considered cold; a third were hot.

Only a third were dissatisfied.

A third were known informers.

About a third were completely destroyed.

More than a third were Jews.

Less than a third were swimmable.

About a third were unpleasantly stringy.

Less than a third were built to survive a hurricane.

A third were underinsured, and half, were over-insured.

A third were deaf or hard of hearing.