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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Recipients with numbers ending in 15, 35, 55, 75, or 95 will collect their benefits on Tuesday. —Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024

Brown and King have packed the show with numbers that manage to be both entertaining and as clunky as a ’67 station wagon. —Peter Marks, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023

For Milton Friedman, who was pretty good with numbers, factionalism was never a winning formula. —Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Feb. 2024

Pederson came to the meeting prepared with numbers, according to Lovullo. —Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024