How to Use at this/that rate in a Sentence
at this/that rate
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And at this rate, that point could come at the end of next week.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
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This doesn’t mean all of their income is taxed at that rate.
—Ashlea Ebeling, WSJ, 4 Jan. 2024
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That could prove to be the more compelling contest at this rate.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2024
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But no laser is powerful enough to do this at that rate – yet.
—Farhat Beg, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2025
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If the account stays at that rate over the next year, your money would earn only 20 cents.
—Nerdwallet, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2024
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How often do you guys hear from James Wan and Leigh Whannell at this rate?
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2023
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And there’s no way to predict whether this year’s events will continue at this rate.
—Stefanie Dazio, ajc, 3 May 2023
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Freeze put that number closer to 85%, but said even at that rate, McLeod is still able to help Auburn’s pass rush in a big way.
—Matt Cohen | McOhen@al.com, al, 12 Sep. 2023
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Today, just six economies are growing at that rate, and most of those are in small countries such as Côte d’Ivoire and Laos.
—Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
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If Crow-Armstrong can get on base at that rate, moving him atop the lineup could be worth it with his elite speed.
—Sahadev Sharma, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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If the Postal Service continues at this rate, in 2034, stamps could cost upward of a dollar.
—Julia Roeder, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2024
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If he got caught speeding at that rate, it could reasonably be expected to end up in the news.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
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Ajax, at this rate, might not qualify for the Champions League.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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Auburn’s tight ends continue to be involved in the passing game and, at this rate, may be the most reliable weapons the team has in the passing game.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 10 Oct. 2021
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By the end of the century, at this rate, a third or more of the world will not merely experience extreme heat but live in it.
—Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic, 3 Aug. 2023
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But at this rate, conservatives are rapidly running out of places to eat, drink, and shop.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 14 June 2023
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But even at that rate, savers are still losing money to inflation.
—Scott McLean, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
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Expect more spinoffs, at this rate one for every year in U.S. history.
—David Katz and Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022
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Typically, the service costs $99.99 per year and will renew at that rate.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
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Experts are concerned that these eruptions could carry on at this rate for tens or even hundreds of years.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Durant, at this rate, seems realistic while the buzz around the Suns’ 28-year-old shooting guard will only grow louder amidst the chaos.
—Evan Sidery, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
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Third-party forecasts such as this are steadily climbing as many aren’t used to a demand source growing at this rate.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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But those grand plans are looking a lot less likely at this rate — unless there’s a dramatic uptick in ticket sales.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Feb. 2024
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Murph’s already working on new music, and at this rate her career is only going to grow.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
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But at this rate, that could still leave hundreds of millions of Windows 10 PCs unprotected.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Oct. 2023
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But Reinsdorf can’t be too depressed or disgusted if the Sox’s value continues to grow at that rate.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
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No one gets rich at that rate, just above New York’s minimum wage; but at least these hard workers can be assured a bare minimum.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2024
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He’s never delivered at this rate anywhere in his career.
—Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
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At the time, Hochul said congestion pricing at that rate would be a hardship on New Yorkers struggling to make ends meet in the post-pandemic economy.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Alex Bregman sweepstakes could potentially run into spring training at this rate.
—Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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