Example Sentences

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Hunter clocked 46.32 to set a California freshman record last spring, but lost to Yohannes by 11 hundredths of a second at the Masters Meet.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

Collins demonstrated why she is one of the Southland’s top sprinters, taking first in the 200 in 23.25 — 30 hundredths of a second off the meet record set in 2002 by L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

That extends a rally in bonds that has clipped more than 30 basis points, or hundredths of a percentage point, from the yield on the benchmark paper over the past month.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

With the margin between winning gold and going home empty handed "hundredths of a second", two-time world champion Weston knows that innovation in aerodynamics is key to the "minor gains" needed.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Rather, what we know is encoded in cells called neurons— microscopic electrochemical switching elements, typically a few hundredths of a millimeter across.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan