by the numbers

Example Sentences

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Around 6,000 people attended events in the festival's first year, a figure dwarfed now by the numbers of people set to enjoy the May bank holiday weekend music.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

But Robby knows that next to nothing at The Pitt goes by the numbers.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2026

We were impressed by the numbers put up this quarter by the company.

From Barron's • Dec. 6, 2025

And strictly by the numbers, an investment worth $135 billion is a big deal even to Microsoft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

I walk down the hall like I have a perfect right to be there, checking my progress by the numbers on the office doors.

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm