Sentence examples for an percentage from inspiring English sources

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a percentage of a

an amount

an share

an rate

an size

The phrase "an percentage" is not correct in written English.
It should be "a percentage" because "percentage" begins with a consonant sound.
Example: "Only a percentage of the population voted in the last election."
Alternatives: "a fraction" or "a portion".

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This means that the difference between the BW of the lightest and the heaviest triplet is calculated as an percentage of the BW of the heaviest [ 35].

BMC Pediatrics

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When given a percentage, ask a percentage of what?

The Guardian - Opinion

First, these are a percentage of a percentage.

TechCrunch

a Percentage in a column.

BMC Endocrine Disorders

Tax as a percentage of GDP: 19.7 percent (U.S. tax as a percentage of GDP: 15percentt).

Huffington Post

It should be a percentage.

The New Yorker

He's a percentage guy.

The New York Times - Sports

"They take a percentage.

The New York Times - Science

Babul demanded a percentage.

The New York Times

A percentage of assets?

The New York Times

Others offer a percentage off.

The New York Times

More suggestions(3)

an prevalence

an shares

an average

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