Used in a Sentence

figures

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for figures.

Editorial note

They expect hockey stick growth figures from a single product company that clearly already dominates their niche.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of figures gathered in one view.

noun

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

noun

A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

noun

The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for figures.

noun

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

noun

A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.

noun

The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.

noun

A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.

Example sentences

1

They expect hockey stick growth figures from a single product company that clearly already dominates their niche.

2

They can come to the midwest USA and get devs with 10 years experience for well under six figures.

3

If you want to pay a good salary, you pretty much have to pay 6 figures.

4

Girls can play with Hot Wheelz and action figures too, but they aren't the target demographic.

5

There's simply no other end-game possible unless someone figures out how to prevent servers from being untrustworthy in the first place.

6

Maybe you ought to be a little less vindictive in your judgment of historical figures.

7

Salaries have gotten so high that even the most mediocre developers are demanding six figures.

8

I'm a numbers and figures guy, I want to be judged on the quality of what I present.

9

That syntax is great, it cleans all by itself, and figures-out dependencies all by it self - even the source file often!

10

This petition persuaded Playmobil that there is a market for Playmobil figures with disability.

11

To match a 7kW powerwall with these figures, he'd need roughly 350 such batteries (nearly $23k) to stay within a 2-5% discharge cycle.

12

If this happens, and it does get to mars, it will put her in the ranks of the most important figures in history.

Quote examples

1

In it screenwriters struggle for their art while poets are optioning treatments of their poems for "mid six figures".

2

Second, it is incorrect to say, “A lifted weight stores a miniscule amount of energy compared to a battery,” except according to irrelevant figures of merit.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use figures in a sentence?

They expect hockey stick growth figures from a single product company that clearly already dominates their niche.

What does figures mean?

A drawing or diagram conveying information.

What part of speech is figures?

figures is commonly used as noun.