How to Use figure on in a Sentence

figure on

verb
  • Both teams have key figures on the sideline.
    — Jared Weiss, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • And that put a very clear and very big dollar figure on what loyalty was worth.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The artist painted his own likeness into a figure on the right.
    — Martha Teichner, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The incident figures on their own only tell a part of the story.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
  • Ghalibaf has emerged as a key figure on the Iranian side.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But the dominant figure on this album is Keem.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Many renowned artists haven’t broken into six figures on the secondary market.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 6 May 2026
  • Rahman comes across as a policy wonk who can summon facts and figures on any issue.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • The key figure on the scene is still really Andrew Tate.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On cue, investors kept a gimlet-eyed focus on those figures on Wednesday.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Sundry prominent figures on Wall Street view a deal as inevitable.
    — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 22 June 2026
  • The Pentagon has not publicly offered any figures on the war's cost.
    — Alan He, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Feenstra announced in March that his campaign would spend seven figures on a major ad blitz in the race.
    — Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Most people cannot relate to trillion-dollar figures on a government ledger.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • This lack of development doesn’t apply only to figures on one side of a staggering wealth gap.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 19 June 2026
  • The court's decision came on a day in which the government released new figures on economic growth.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Nevertheless, there are a few industry figures on hand.
    — Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026
  • You guys reference the film a lot on your podcast and Shrek has also been a figure on the awards show, including this year.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • The airline presents its quarterly figures on Wednesday.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • Government figures on how many migrants have self-deported vary widely.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Government figures on how many migrants have self-deported vary widely.
    — Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Throughout the design, shadowed figures on horseback evoked a dramatic scene.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • For a group of rising figures on the right, white people have become the victims in the American story.
    — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026
  • Silhouetted figures on the beach at dusk lit by an impromptu fire give the impression of a careless, youthful night.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The metaphor perfectly fits the 6-foot-5 Jordan, who casts an imposing figure on the mound.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • For example, Bessent’s figure on the number of CI agents is overstated.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Any reluctance stems from his expiring contract, the potential figure on his next deal and his nagging calf issues this season.
    — Joel Lorenzi, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • This time, however, instead of the usual black tweeds and cream bouclé, a transparent silk jacket in nude cut an alluring new figure on the runway.
    — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Christofides declined to provide figures on troop deployment, which is expected to reach a strength of 5,500.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The crowd went wild as a cast of dancers peeled off to reveal seven figures on stage against the backdrop of Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

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