Synonyms

1. part

Sentence Examples

1. A considerable portion of India is still free from British authority and there are certain ferocious rajahs in the interior who are absolutely independent.
2. A market displaying quality wares occupies a portion of the wide promenade.
3. The whole northern and eastern horizon was bounded by the immense semi-circular curtain which is formed by the southern portion of the Rocky Mountains, the highest being Laramie Peak.
4. He left his door wide open, and a wedge of light illuminated a portion of his garden as well as his figure, though it cast shadows that made it difficult to see his face again.
5. All this portion of Bundelcund, which is little frequented by travellers, is inhabited by a fanatical population, hardened in the most horrible practices of the Hindoo faith.
6. Only a small portion was visible, like a teaser beckoning us.
7. I swallowed a portion of the bourbon and spit out the rest while simultaneously setting it on fire.
8. The British Crown exercises a real and despotic dominion over the larger portion of this vast country, and has a governor-general stationed at Calcutta, governors at Madras, Bombay, and in Bengal, and a lieutenant-governor at Agra.
9. Money came in from their side ventures from the funds they collected from local businesses and, a good portion came from my uncle, especially when they needed a lump sum.
10. Next to the hilt stood four matched silver goblets, not of the current fashion, but nevertheless all containing a good portion of the valued metal.