How to Use equation in a Sentence

equation

noun
  • And once again, both Hader and Williams will be in the equation to win the award.
    Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2023
  • That equation added up to a loss for the Chicago White Sox.
    Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2023
  • But there is a bit of elbow grease that needs to be added to the equation.
    Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Below are my tips for both of these sides of the equation.
    Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Take food out of the equation and eat at your hotel or rental.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • New research shows that looking the part is very much part of the equation.
    Anne Marie Chaker, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
  • And the amount of feed that goes to feed animals, to feed us, that equation just seemed wrong.
    Allison Aubrey, CBS News, 9 July 2023
  • But adding players to compete on the field is only part of the equation.
    oregonlive, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Moore has talked about the urgency that both sides of the equation have expressed to him.
    Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 18 Sep. 2023
  • There is also the demand side of the equation, and the oil market is global.
    Robert Rapier, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, the stands that companies take are only half the equation.
    Dante Chinni, NBC News, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Some of them, true to form, have tried to reduce their own weirdness to an equation.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Bo and Josh Naylor took care of the history part of the equation for the Guardians on Friday night.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 15 July 2023
  • That’s the behavioral side of the equation, Grasman said.
    Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
  • What makes Boston unique is that those speedy times were only part of the equation.
    Talya Minsberg, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2023
  • First is that low-carb diets affect the calories-out part of the equation.
    Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • But when the one Laker back is Anthony Davis, the equation flips.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Doubt is not a necessary part of the equation when you are faced with challenges.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • On the other end of the equation, the Tigers’ losing streak has extended throughout the new year.
    Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Taking that fear out of the equation can be helpful for many people.
    Brittany Hammond, Health, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And perhaps, for once, consider the supply side of the equation.
    The Editors, National Review, 21 Apr. 2023
  • But empowerment is but a part of the equation, Towler said.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The other thirds of the equation are played by Teo Yoo and John Magaro.
    Leanne Italie, Quartz, 2 Mar. 2024
  • Results from each grid cell are passed to neighboring cells, and the equations are solved again.
    Popular Mechanics, 24 May 2023
  • And then there’s the other side of the equation: the independent film critic.
    Christopher Null, WIRED, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Keeping employees in control is the first part of the equation.
    Jared Spataro, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • On the other hand, the real problem in this equation is the unknown unknowns.
    James Vincent, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Where Utah, one of the most publicly adamant schools about staying in the Pac-12, sits in that equation, that flotation, now is the next big question.
    Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Remove blame and judgment from the equation, then see what makes sense after that.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 4 Feb. 2024
  • There is no accountant on the other end of these equations.
    Lori Vogt Rosone, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024

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