average

Example Sentences

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“I view myself as an average Joe. I don’t have to have a fancy car. I don’t have to have the greatest TV,” said Shilling, who is 58.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Met Office has now stopped generating the long term average number of days of snowfall a month, so average data since 2010 is not included in the above table.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

They employ an average of about a dollar of debt for every dollar of investor equity.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

This approach captured not just average changes but the full range of temperatures experienced locally.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“One. Five-tool talents hit for average and put the bat on the ball.”

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner