How to Use subgroup in a Sentence

subgroup

noun
  • Novichok and Sarin are among a subgroup known as nerve agents.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The third is when two subgroups in a team are at odds (20-25%).
    Randall S. Peterson, priti Pradhan Shah, amanda J. Ferguson, stephen L. Jones, Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2024
  • All of them, though, are within the margins of error for those subgroups.
    Philip Bump, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
  • That's going to come at the expense of certain subgroups, sure.
    SI.com, 6 Feb. 2018
  • So many doctors tried to join the new subgroup that Facebook’s click-to-join code broke.
    Michael Smith, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2020
  • The task force will continue meeting over the next year as a whole and in smaller subgroups.
    Dana Ferguson, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The error for subgroups may be higher and is available by request.
    CBS News, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Mouse lemurs are a subgroup of lemurs that boast the title of smallest primates on Earth.
    Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 5 Sep. 2017
  • But the poll also shows that the numbers are different among subgroups.
    Michelle Hackman, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
  • In such cases, the big-picture trend seems to reverse what smaller subgroups tell us.
    Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
  • What are the leading causes of death for other, smaller subgroups?
    Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The margin of error is higher for any subgroup, such as a gender or age grouping.
    Star Tribune, 17 Aug. 2020
  • Regulators cleared the use of the initial half-dose for the subgroup of the trial.
    Jenny Strasburg, WSJ, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Despite the disparity in views among the subgroups, there was at least some room for agreement.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
  • Wong said the economics of different Asian subgroups plays a role.
    Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
  • The small subgroup of independents favor Barnes by two-to-one.
    Dana Blanton | Fox News, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022
  • The mayor says there has also been progress within specific subgroups.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Error margins are larger for subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Error margins are larger for subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Error margins are larger for subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Error margins are larger for subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • LinkedIn was one of the social media platforms used the least on a daily basis by this subgroup.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 July 2025
  • Error margins are larger among subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • Error margins are larger among subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Error margins are larger among subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 3 May 2026
  • Error margins are larger among subgroups.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Flavanols are a subgroup of flavonoids, which are found in foods such as tea (mainly green but also black) and fruits such as apples, pears and berries.
    Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Certain subgroups, certain ages, certain screens—there was connection some of the time, but not all the time, and not across the board.
    Matt Villano, CNN, 19 June 2024
  • Neosauropods are a subgroup of sauropods—all members of these groups had traits like thick, column-like legs, lengthy necks, small heads, and grew to massive sizes.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 26 July 2018
  • The gender subgroup is composed of Males and Females, each with their own column.
    oregonlive, 28 Oct. 2022

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