How to Use metric in a Sentence

metric

1 of 2 noun
  • But that doesn’t mean the best metrics.
    — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • There are many metrics that can be used to prove this point.
    — Big Think, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a huge metric for the Rangers.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The trouble is not that these metrics are wrong.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • And some of his other metrics are quite good.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • These days, that same metric stands at 30%.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The volume leads the e-book metric this week.
    — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Nor are metrics always a bad thing.
    — Big Think, 20 Feb. 2026
  • All the metrics of success are there.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Each city received a score based on the grades across each metric.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • This isn’t to say these metrics aren’t helpful.
    — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Why do this year’s metrics kill housing that wouldn’t be built for years?
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The Tigers should see a boost in their metrics as a result.
    — Jim Root, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • By that metric, at least, Little leads by a mile.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 1 May 2026
  • Finding any one metric in the app is as simple as scrolling.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2026
  • So as part of that, there will be an energy metric.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Focus on the metrics that track back to this core reason why.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • All the metrics that matter to Google say this is the right move.
    — ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
  • To distill it to any one metric makes little sense.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Don't fall for the myth of speed as a quality metric.
    — David Paffenholz, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • When the metrics stay green but the questions go quiet.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • But finding the metrics that once measured those changes can be hard.
    — Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But finding the metrics that once measured those changes can be hard.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • So a bounce back, by surface-level metrics, is a safe bet.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Drill down on the metrics that matter, and their resume has some flaws.
    — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Even by that metric, however, the chances do not look good.
    — Sophie Yeo, The Dial, 4 Nov. 2025
  • That metric of who’s in the right is balanced out around facts and emotion.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The advanced metrics were not much better, if at all.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Aside from a few metrics, Texas scored high for all the wrong reasons.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • What's at the core of those policies that are getting those metrics?
    — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025

metric

2 of 2 adjective
  • The standout metric, though, was same-store sales, which beat across the board.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • What makes this hard to catch is that the metric feels objective.
    — Sophie Ren, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Ranking used to be the success metric.
    — Lyssanoel Frater, Ascend Agency, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Write a one-page charter (owner, metric, guardrails).
    — Curt Steinhorst, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But third grade reading isn't the only metric, Rice said.
    — Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • When speed is the metric, alignment, safety and trust are left behind.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
  • This metric captures the trade-off of speed and energy.
    — Olivia Hsu, IEEE Spectrum, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That is one very important metric.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
  • And this is the performance metric.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
  • By that metric, 4 million acre-feet in cuts would cost $6 billion.
    — Zak Podmore, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Aug. 2022
  • The league will provide this metric live on its website so fans can access it during games.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Knowing which is which is the difference between a metric and an edge.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • If follower count is the wrong lead metric, here is what to focus on instead.
    — Rhea Karo, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Everton were last in this metric last season.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This metric highlights how quickly VR prices have come down in just a few years.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022
  • The display is also clear and easy to read, and the app goes into detail about what each metric means.
    — Caroline Thomason, Health, 14 June 2023
  • Tape measures with standard scales rather than metric scales are easiest to read.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Wolves ‘won’ the game on almost every metric other than the one that matters most.
    — Steve Madeley, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Yet starting salary is still treated as the headline metric, and that's a mistake.
    — Rasheem Rooke, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That means a power-to-weight ratio close to 500hp per (metric) ton.
    — James Morris, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022
  • And the metric isn’t a perfect one for measuring the virus’ impact.
    — Ramsey Archibald | [email protected], al, 15 July 2022
  • If a metric moves, invest deeper; if not, document and move on.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • By just about any metric, new or old, when healthy, he is considered the best pitcher in baseball.
    — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The metric analysis suggests that the spread should be much closer.
    — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Those nullify each other, so this contest is dead even in the metric review.
    — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • If so, the objective or the target metric needs to be exactly that.
    — Vivek Rajagopal, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
  • That metric accounts for games with a rest advantage or deficit against an opponent.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
  • Horns blared and drummers played a rapid tattoo as the bandleaders swung their limbs with metric precision.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • Race tires, the kind that use metric sizing and aren't road legal, wrap 18-inch center-lock wheels.
    — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
  • One metric tracks the number of improper payments states handed out to claimants.
    — Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

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