- present participle of calculate.
calculating
Example Sentences
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In an unusually detailed sentencing statement, judge O'Grady noted that calculating punishment parts is "with good reason" much misunderstood by victims and members of the public.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
That’s before calculating expenses for gear, food, water and other vital supplies.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Aemond is such a calculating character and everything he does is premeditated. He’s so in control of himself. I found myself offering up the same take every single take.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Bed Bath successor had alleged that the blockers were “illusory” and that Hudson Bay “repeatedly dishonored that system, calculating their beneficial ownership in violation of SEC rules.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
She’s known to be exceedingly pushy, egotistical, cunning, calculating and perpetually dissatisfied.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Vocabulary lists containing calculating
The House of the Scorpion
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Novel Study: Of Mice and Men, Chapters 1–3
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Mississippi Trial, 1955
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