disproportionately large
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
Indicates that something is much larger than it should be in comparison to other things.
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- The number of prisoners from minority groups is disproportionately large.
- The company's profits were disproportionately large compared to its market share.
- The CEO's bonus was disproportionately large compared to the company's actual performance.
- A small percentage of the population consumes a disproportionately large amount of resources.
- The blue whale's heart is disproportionately large, weighing as much as a small car.
- The cost of the project was disproportionately large for the benefits it offered.
- The app's memory usage is disproportionately large for such a simple function.
- His influence on the decision was disproportionately large for someone in his junior position.
- A disproportionately large share of the budget was allocated to military spending.
- They found a fossil with a disproportionately large head.
- He has a disproportionately large head for his small body.
- The impact of the policy change was disproportionately large on low-income families.
- The environmental impact of this single factory is disproportionately large for its size.
- She felt a disproportionately large sense of responsibility for the team's failure.
- The study found that a disproportionately large percentage of participants came from urban areas.
- The city faces a problem of a disproportionately large elderly population.
- The artist intentionally gave the figure disproportionately large hands to create a sense of unease.
- Despite its small size, the country has a disproportionately large military budget.
- The country's debt is disproportionately large in relation to its GDP.
- The error created a disproportionately large ripple effect throughout the entire system.