How to Use by numbers in a Sentence

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• The talent is off the charts, backed up by numbers and bike-handling.
  — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 1 July 2026
• In fact, as Basso sees it, fashion is no longer bound by numbers.
  — Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2024
• But Driscoll said that every school has qualities that can't be captured by numbers alone.
  — Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 27 Dec. 2024
• Woods are designed to launch golf balls long distances and are labeled by numbers such as 1, 3 and 5.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
• Nelson rules that jurors will remain anonymous and will be referred to by numbers only.
  — CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
• Hundreds of people are buried in the Hinds County pauper's field in graves marked by numbers.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 22 Feb. 2024
• And once that mutation starts to spread, it’s protected by numbers since it won’t be wiped out if a few mosquitoes die by chance.
  — Jacob A Tennessen, The Conversation, 26 Mar. 2026
• The motion asks that jurors be referred to by numbers during proceedings.
  — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 14 Feb. 2022
• An artist like Ka wasn’t defined by numbers or trophies — he was defined by the art, by the culture, by the people.
  — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2024
• Meanwhile, budding artists can paint by numbers with this under-$20 Arteza paint by numbers canvas set.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 8 Oct. 2024
• The potential jurors were only identified by numbers, not their names.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2022
• This isn’t just an impression due to how much time Anne has put into her working royal duties; this is backed up by numbers.
  — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Jan. 2026
• After that, an export boom could see BYD soon become the world’s number one car brand by numbers.
  — Carlton Reid, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2023
• Jurors are identified by numbers, are not allowed to be photographed or recorded, and only lawyers have access to their names.
  — Andrea Bernstein, NPR, 30 May 2024
• Records being beaten by numbers nobody thought possible.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 5 Nov. 2025
• Baseball is defined by numbers, yet few have resonated quite like the challenge of getting three base hits out of every 10 at-bats.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2025
• However, at the heart of the book lie 10 diagrams for garden designs, a sort of paint by numbers that anyone can follow.
  — Marni Jameson, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Mar. 2021
• Under the setting sun, dozens of men perform funeral prayers for victims only identified by numbers.
  — Sarah Sirgany, CNN, 18 Sep. 2023
• But his value was something not necessarily measured by numbers.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2021
• Their statistics may be represented by numbers but their contributions to the city's sports landscape cannot be measured.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 24 June 2022
• The body count in southern Turkey is so high that graves are being marked by numbers instead of names as the authorities expedite burials.
  — Bloomberg.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• The trophy isn’t decided by numbers, but Robertson’s impact on the Stars’ season was impacted there as well.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 9 May 2023
• Identified in court only by numbers, both people were summoned to jury duty in the trial over Arbery’s slaying.
  — NBC News, 23 Oct. 2021
• Young men’s lives celebrated by people who knew them as teammates and brothers and friends and people who knew them only by numbers on a jersey, by talent and exploits on the field.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
• The report released Thursday does not name school employees directly, instead listing them by numbers.
  — Nicole Asbury, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
• Publicly available polling shows Lake trailing Gallego, sometimes by numbers outside the margin of error.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
• In today’s digital landscape, success is often determined by numbers.
  — Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026
• Far too often, the humanity of those inside gets shoved aside—or supplanted by numbers—in discussions about the criminal legal system.
  — Abigail Glasgow, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
• With Friday the 50th anniversary of Arbor Day, what once was just a pleasant rite of spring has morphed into a race by numbers.
  — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 29 Apr. 2022
• Each of the brown bears that make the lands surrounding the Brooks river their home are categorized by numbers and go head to head in March Madness-type brackets.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025