with numbers
idiom
—used with adjectives such as bad, good, etc., to indicate someone's ability at using numbers (such as for adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing)
Ask her to do the books, since she's good with numbers.
I've always been lousy with numbers.
Examples of with numbers in a Sentence
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The curator suspects the higher number is correct because a significant number of mailbags recovered were labeled with numbers past 40.
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Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
As Baltimore has seen recent reductions in homicides, young people being shot has remained an area of focus with numbers stubbornly high and reaching historic levels last year.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
Small top-like devices with numbers around their sides, teetotums functioned as alternatives to dice, which were associated with immoral games of chance.
—Matthew Wynn Sivils, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
People with dyscalculia have a brain difference that affects their abilities with numbers and math.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Richard Webby, an influenza virologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, said the number of positive samples is consistent with numbers he's reviewed from smaller sample sets.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The Florida Lottery said a ticket with numbers 11, 17, 33, 39 and 43 chosen by Quick Pick was sold at 2199 NW 36th St., the Presidente on the corner of Northwest 22nd Avenue and 36th Street.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Defining where are the biases in a quantifiable audit with numbers and data on the rate of acceptance and advancement for different workers may be revelatory.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
This being a baseball story, the criminal complaint was stuffed with numbers:
19,000 bets.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Chloe Hilles, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2024
As Baltimore has seen recent reductions in homicides, young people being shot has remained an area of focus with numbers stubbornly high and reaching historic levels last year.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
Small top-like devices with numbers around their sides, teetotums functioned as alternatives to dice, which were associated with immoral games of chance.
—Matthew Wynn Sivils, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2024
People with dyscalculia have a brain difference that affects their abilities with numbers and math.
—Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
Richard Webby, an influenza virologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, said the number of positive samples is consistent with numbers he's reviewed from smaller sample sets.
—Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 26 Apr. 2024
The Florida Lottery said a ticket with numbers 11, 17, 33, 39 and 43 chosen by Quick Pick was sold at 2199 NW 36th St., the Presidente on the corner of Northwest 22nd Avenue and 36th Street.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Defining where are the biases in a quantifiable audit with numbers and data on the rate of acceptance and advancement for different workers may be revelatory.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
This being a baseball story, the criminal complaint was stuffed with numbers:
19,000 bets.
—Michael S. Schmidt, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024
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“With numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/with%20numbers. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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