disproportionally
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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"We are witnessing an avoidable crisis that disproportionally hurts children," said Andrew Racine, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Men die nearly four years earlier than women, on average, and are disproportionally affected by a number of conditions, including heart disease and type 2 diabetes, according to the government.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024
There is one audience, however, from which the film has spurred a disproportionally passionate reaction: educators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
Opposition to big projects is especially intense in rural Indigenous communities, which are often disproportionally affected by climate change and other environmental destruction.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
The allied commanders aimed at wearing down the man-power of the enemy by a series of indecisive actions in which his losses should be disproportionally greater than their own.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Francis Trevelyan Miller
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