Examples of subset in a Sentence
The set {1,2,3} is a subset of the set {1,2,3,4,5}.
Only a small subset of the patients in the study experienced these side effects.
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The early submission process was created by the state Legislature in 2019, as part of Senate Bill 330, to allow developers to apply with just a subset of project information while simultaneously freezing development standards.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Some 2,500 dogs from 212 breeds and varieties (subsets of breeds) are signed up to compete.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
People will also be asking who has a building big enough for our subset group of archivists documenting, artists making things, community organizers gathering, professors panicking, singers singing, parents guarding in order to gather us together again.
—Angela Pelster, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Rare earths are a subset of critical minerals that are crucial inputs in strategic industries like defense, robotics, electric vehicles and semiconductor manufacturing.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Some 2,500 dogs from 212 breeds and varieties (subsets of breeds) are signed up to compete.
—Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
People will also be asking who has a building big enough for our subset group of archivists documenting, artists making things, community organizers gathering, professors panicking, singers singing, parents guarding in order to gather us together again.
—Angela Pelster, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Rare earths are a subset of critical minerals that are crucial inputs in strategic industries like defense, robotics, electric vehicles and semiconductor manufacturing.
—Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Subset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subset. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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subset
noun
sub·set
ˈsəb-ˌset 
: a mathematical set that is a part of another mathematical set
the set of even numbers is a subset of the set of all numbers
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