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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Vegetation threats related to utility infrastructure—encroachment, fall-in risks, hazard trees, dry grasses, fuel moisture and more—represent a disproportionate amount of wildfire risk.
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Abhishek Singh, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Today, Republicans claim Democrats are weaponizing CBO’s projections that 8.6 million people would lose their health coverage due to its Medicaid and Obamacare changes, as well as preliminary estimates showing a disproportionate benefit for higher-income earners.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
While digital transactions dominate the modern marketplace — with most estimates over 80 percent — the impact of the penny's departure could come at a cost to consumers, with a disproportionate hit to lower-income consumers.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
That order could block FERC from weighing the disproportionate impacts of projects such as pipelines and power plants in minority and low-income communities, according to a report from Bloomberg Law.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
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Abhishek Singh, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Today, Republicans claim Democrats are weaponizing CBO’s projections that 8.6 million people would lose their health coverage due to its Medicaid and Obamacare changes, as well as preliminary estimates showing a disproportionate benefit for higher-income earners.
—David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 May 2025
While digital transactions dominate the modern marketplace — with most estimates over 80 percent — the impact of the penny's departure could come at a cost to consumers, with a disproportionate hit to lower-income consumers.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
That order could block FERC from weighing the disproportionate impacts of projects such as pipelines and power plants in minority and low-income communities, according to a report from Bloomberg Law.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for disproportionate
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“Disproportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disproportionate. Accessed 4 Jun. 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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