disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət 
: being out of proportion
a disproportionate share
disproportionately
adverb
Examples of disproportionate in a Sentence
He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
A disproportionate number of the students are poor.
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Gabriel Vilardi has scored or set up a disproportionate number of Winnipeg’s most exciting goals this season.
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
But a disproportionate number of the children who have faced adult charges in these counties come from communities of color, making Miami-Dade and Broward the two judicial circuits in the state with the highest share of minority children tried as adults.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Opposition politicians had faced a wildly disproportionate number of investigations.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
But just as foreigners rarely commit terrorist attacks, there’s no evidence that immigrants commit a disproportionate number of ordinary crimes.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
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Murat Ates, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
But a disproportionate number of the children who have faced adult charges in these counties come from communities of color, making Miami-Dade and Broward the two judicial circuits in the state with the highest share of minority children tried as adults.
—Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Opposition politicians had faced a wildly disproportionate number of investigations.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
But just as foreigners rarely commit terrorist attacks, there’s no evidence that immigrants commit a disproportionate number of ordinary crimes.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Orange County Register, 29 Dec. 2024
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“Disproportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disproportionate. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpōr-sh(ə-)nət
-ˈpȯr-
: being out of proportion
disproportionately
adverb
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