How to Use subset in a Sentence
subset
noun- Only a small subset of the patients in the study experienced these side effects.
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And a subset of them don’t stop there.
—Paul Knoepfler, STAT, 24 June 2026
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The 5zzly crew is a subset of the Bloods.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Not for a small subset of us, but for each of those who come after.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
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The teahouse also sells tea ware and a subset of its thick menu of teas.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 16 June 2022
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In a very small subset of patients, the virus may invade the brain.
—Lara Takenaga, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2020
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Yet the Pios are part of a unique subset where ice hockey drives the train.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
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One subset of varmint rounds are cartridges that don't use bullets.
—David Szondy april 19, New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2026
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That’s where this gets messy, and for more than a subset of the standings playing to lose.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
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That’s only a small subset of patients.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 Nov. 2025
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There’s a not small subset of diehard Pitt fans who hate Santos.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2026
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This subset of the far-right has been quietly gaining ground for years.
—Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2024
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Coming soon Those of you shopping in the mid-range subset, hold tight.
—Florence Ion / Gizmodo, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024
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Erdős wanted to measure the size of those extra-large sum-free subsets.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025
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The 17 rare earth elements are a subset of them.
—ABC News, 20 June 2026
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This isn’t just happening to a small subset of women.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 8 Aug. 2025
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Acral melanoma, in particular, is a subset of melanoma that grows on the palms and soles.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
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And to the consumer point, for a true sports fan, this product only has a subset of sports.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2024
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And a subset of these holes would have a short pipe connecting the ones on the top and bottom sheet.
—Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2025
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Deleting a point from one subset leaves the others untouched.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2020
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The 17 rare earth elements are a subset of them.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
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But as on the Ars staff, there's that tiny subset who insist on calling it eye-oss.
—Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 22 May 2020
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One is a change to the placement of a subset of chip interconnects.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Oct. 2023
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The network is a subset of Paramount.
—Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025
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And that’s just a subset of live entertainment space.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
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This step will help a subset of workers but does nothing to address the high cost of living.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
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Keep in mind that spyware is very targeted against a subset of people.
—Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Duhaime set out to troll that subset of fans who live in Philadelphia.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2025
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That said, a number of the software packages failed to complete a subset of the tests.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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The second method, slicing, further breaks up each subset.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2020
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