How to Use factor in a Sentence

factor

1 of 2 noun

• Poor planning was a major factor in the company's failure.
• There were several factors contributing to their recent decline.
• That has to do with two main factors.
  — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 24 Sep. 2025
• Now, the fear factor is way down.
  — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
• Is price a factor in the dine-in space?
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
• What were the main factors that led to this deal?
  — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
• Those factors led to great games with feuds to match.
  — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• But other factors may have played a role too.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2026
• Cops believe speed played a factor in the crash.
  — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
• Tax rates on that income will vary based on a few factors.
  — Jessica Dickler,greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 June 2026
• Move the star from day to day, and add in your own treats to up the fun factor.
  — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 20 Nov. 2022
• Other factors are in play as well.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Apr. 2026
• That does not mean these factors cause menopause symptoms.
  — Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
• Work life balance is the third factor.
  — Adam Gale, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
• That factors in the tight betting line.
  — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
• There’s player pay to factor in now, too.
  — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
• But the problem may not just be your shoes—size is a factor, too.
  — Colleen Sullivan, Women's Health, 26 June 2023
• The knit is ribbed with nice wide cuffs, and there is zero itch factor.
  — Eden Lichterman, PEOPLE.com, 1 Dec. 2021
• One other factor comes to mind.
  — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
• That would be the biggest factor.
  — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
• The school’s dropout rate outpaced the rest of the state by a factor of four.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2019
• Other factors are at play, too.
  — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
• Is price a factor in moviegoing?
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
• Field size isn’t the only factor.
  — AJC.com, 13 June 2026
• Two main factors have been standing in the way — and now, there may be a third.
  — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
• It was not known if alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash.
  — Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2024
• For his part, Dowdle seems to get the factors at work here.
  — Joseph Person, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
• All of those factors spelled doom for Tua last season.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
• One factor is that more bad news for Cuomo may be about to break.
  — John Fund, National Review, 14 Mar. 2021
• Porter said the cost to care for sick veterans should not be a factor.
  — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 1 Mar. 2021

factor

2 of 2 verb

• So there’s that to factor in all of this as well.
  — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• And for love, love, too—you’ve got to factor that in.
  — T. Coraghessan Boyle, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2025
• His age and the need to protect him do have to be factored in.
  — James Pearce, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2026
• If not, the time spent on it should factor into your hours worked.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023
• Brown, though, did not factor much again this past season.
  — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
• Brown, though, did not factor much again this past season.
  — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
• A lot of things factored into it and required us to move on.
  — John Sturbin, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
• There are long spells of rain, so be sure to factor in drying time to avoid trench foot.
  — Kristin Smith, Outside Online, 31 Aug. 2022
• The top five runners from each school are factored into the team score.
  — David Hinojosa, ExpressNews.com, 7 Nov. 2019
• And there are a few key trends factoring into that.
  — Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
• Time to factor in even more cushion time for your pre-flight screening.
  — Katherine Lagrave, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 June 2018
• Again, those repair costs are factored into what your old phone is worth.
  — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 3 Nov. 2023
• There are advantages to both, and your play style should be factored in as well.
  — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
• The election could be the first look at how Iran could factor in the midterms.
  — Halle Troadec, ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
• The market has already factored in the news.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• The market has already factored in the news.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• The market has already factored in this news.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
• So there’s convenience to factor in as well.
  — Mitch Wallace, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• How ground troops are deployed and equipped from now on will have to factor in the threats posed by these weapons.
  — Paul Iddon, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
• Been odd how little Engram has factored in game plan so far.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
• The metros with the lowest pay once cost of living is factored in?
  — Sarah Min, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2019
• How this will factor into their royal lives remains to be seen.
  — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 8 May 2019
• There are many unknowns that needed to be factored into the long trip.
  — Jennifer Bolton, Houston Chronicle, 21 June 2019
• The most important thing to factor in here is to avoid the use abrasives of any kind.
  — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
• If this matters to you, factor it in when deciding what kind of yarn to buy.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
• But that ranking doesn’t factor in the number of people in those states.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2021
• The Wild were out of the playoff hunt, so that might have factored into it.
  — Sam Donnellon, Philly.com, 16 Feb. 2018
• The Dolphins didn’t get stops for the punt-return game to factor in.
  — David Furones, sun-sentinel.com, 11 Oct. 2021
• Just be sure to factor in longer shipping times when ordering.
  — Deanna McCormack, Parents, 19 Mar. 2024
• And that doesn’t factor in lung cancer screens, or all the other cancers.
  — Andrew Favakeh, The Arizona Republic, 23 July 2021