statistic
Example Sentences
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The author is remarkably good at finding an obscure statistic or fact that causes the reader to sit back and ponder.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Here is a pretty amazing statistic: The top three privately held companies today have the same value as the past 25 years’ worth of U.S.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026
“There’s a statistic about men receiving flowers for the first time at their funerals, and I think we have changed that,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
Yet, somehow, this problematic statistic and all that it symbolizes doesn’t even register.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
What if he was nothing more than another statistic, or hashtag online?
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
