How to Use statistic in a Sentence

statistic

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  • One statistic that stuck out is that 40 percent of those surveyed did not have college degrees.
  • The Lone Star State leads the nation in the statistic since 2017, and by a wide margin.
    — Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • UConn, 50th in the statistic, will need to avoid three-and-outs and keep the ball moving down the field to have a chance.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2022
  • The Rockets are 12th in that statistic, 13 spots higher than the Suns.
    — Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2022
  • The statistic is that most people do not make it to five years of teaching.
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2022
  • That’s because the grim statistics of the police blotter fail to tell the full story.
    — Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2024
  • Some statistics from that year give ideas of where Hughes’ guns might have come from.
    — Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2024
  • That's a fairly clear statistic that many of your listeners would be able to track.
    — CBS News, 19 Oct. 2022
  • The statistic does not include anyone who watched the series from a laptop, tablet or cell phone.
    — Breanna Bell, Variety, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Fewer births have come along with that statistic in South Korea.
    — John Yoon, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The statistics—the refuge of the loser—show that England, over the match, was only slightly better.
    — Naaman Zhou, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2023
  • There’s no more startling statistic than rebounding — Colorado whipped the Beavers 46-26 on the glass.
    — oregonlive, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The most alarming statistic is the high unemployment rate for youth.
    — Roger Huang, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
  • And in a statistic that is very telling to this scout, the Dodgers collective Earned Run Average was a very snappy 2.80, the best in baseball.
    — Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The information dates to the 2020 tax year, as the IRS hasn't released more recent statistics.
    — The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Kendrick said he’s heard and read where some won’t acknowledge statistics from the Negro Leagues.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
  • Of course, strength of schedule in the preseason can be a misleading statistic.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The starkest statistics were for men past their 75th birthdays, who were dying by suicide at more than twice the rate of men younger than 25.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024
  • Such stark statistics warrant stricter action on the part of the ultra-rich, Tubiana argues.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune Europe, 4 June 2024
  • As Horton Sheff sat and took notes, a statistic gnawed at her conscience — 74% of Hartford eighth-graders could not read on grade level.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2024
  • Quiñones argues that the seed stage is a critical place to improve these statistics.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2023
  • But Bannon believes the sense many have of losing their place in America is stronger than any statistic.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 25 June 2024
  • This idea is in conflict with the reality of asylum statistics in the U.K.
    — Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The statistics compiled by the 6-foot-4 junior, a five-star recruit out of Riverside, aren’t as impressive as some of his peers.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • But no one seems to have detailed statistics on just how often this happens.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Unfortunately, the statistic proved true in my case, as my phone was stolen during my stay.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 July 2024
  • The mural depicts a home amid flames highlights the sobering statistic that Black Americans are twice as likely to die in a house fire.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Full statistics surrounding the demographics of the new class can be found here.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2023
  • These statistics are scary, but worse, a huge portion of pre-diabetics are clueless about their condition.
    — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
  • That statistic, however, does not account for the times when it's performed in conjunction with a larger facial rejuvenation procedure, like a facelift.
    — Taryn Brooke, Allure, 24 Oct. 2024

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