How to Use deduct in a Sentence

deduct

verb
  • You can deduct up to $500 for money given to charity.
  • Forbes does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees.
    — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Forbes does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees.
    — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • How much will seniors be able to deduct this year?
    — Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Forbes does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees.
    — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Forbes does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees.
    — Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • My plan to deduct your rent from your taxes will do that.
    — Jack Schlossberg, New York Daily News, 8 June 2026
  • Indeed, there are still ways to deduct your legal fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Points are deducted if kids try to refuse at the last minute.
    — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Each episode watched deducts a certain amount of coins from their wallet.
    — Schuyler Moore, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The amount that can be deducted will go up 1% each year.
    — David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Here are some examples of things for which a landlord can deduct.
    — Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2020
  • Stop adding to the system and start deducting from it.
    — Aaron Levine, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Workers no longer have their room and board deducted.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 June 2026
  • Workers no longer have their room and board deducted.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • The apps then deduct a portion of that fee for themselves and give the worker the rest.
    — Matthew Sedacca, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Don’t forget to deduct sales taxes on big ticket items (boats and cars).
    — Erin Arvedlund, Philly.com, 2 Feb. 2018
  • But despite all the hype to the contrary, there are still ways to deduct your legal fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Joint filers can deduct up to $25,000.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The prepayment will be deducted from your bill at the end of your meal.
    — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Taxes and agents’ fees are not deducted.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • All fees are deducted from your refund.
    — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
  • Parties need to be creative in looking for ways to deduct their legal fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Parties need to be creative in looking for ways to deduct their legal fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 6 June 2022
  • Parties need to be creative in looking for ways to deduct their legal fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • Anyone that breaks the rules causes a cash sum to be deducted from the prize fund.
    — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 May 2023
  • The money can be deducted from your gross income and grows tax-free.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Usually, plaintiffs can find a way to deduct or offset the fees.
    — Robert W. Wood, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Navone said the landlord offered to deduct $300 from the next month’s rent.
    — Austen Erblat, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • In windy Pyeongchang, watch for points being added or deducted based on the wind.
    — Magan Crane, The Seattle Times, 11 Feb. 2018

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