How to Use calculate in a Sentence

calculate

verb

• We calculated the cost of new carpeting for the whole house.
• I need to calculate how long it will take me to drive to Chicago.
• We need to calculate our chances of success before we invest more money in the business.
• The femur, tibia, and humerus reconstructions enabled them to calculate the bone length.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2023
• Each of the categories was calculated using a mix of relevant data sets.
  — Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
• Whether calculated or a coincidence, this trio of hair accessories makes a cute stocking stuffer for Swifties.
  — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
• Onboard software compares that speed to the bike's current ground speed, and arrives at the wind speed by calculating the difference between the two.
  — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Dec. 2024
• The Kremlin might calculate that the resulting increase in price would more than offset the losses from the lower volumes of exports.
  — Daniel Yergin, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2022
• Turnover rates help calculate the percentage of workers who resign or were terminated over a specific period.
  — Jeffrey Bartel, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2022
• The equation can also be used to calculate what price or value an investor believes the stock or Index should be by estimating earnings and giving a multiple to what the earnings are worth.
  — Chuck Jones, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
• First, calculate the weight of your kayak and gear and compare it to the weight limit of the roof rack.
  — Field & Stream Commerce Team, Field & Stream, 23 Jan. 2023
• To learn how to calculate whether a live show will be in profit or be a loss.
  — Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 July 2023
• The reward will be calculated based on the amount of gold found and its value, Oehrl said.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
• The ministry uses the Urals price to calculate its tax take from oil exports.
  — Stanley Reed, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• That’s because a closed account impacts two of the factors used to calculate the score.
  — Mia Taylor, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
• To calculate watt hours, multiply the volts (V) by the ampere hours (Ah).
  — Jill Schildhouse, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
• And the state has a say in how those three-year update numbers get calculated.
  — Anna Staver, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• As for how your moon sign is calculated, Edut explains that your moon sign is a result of where the moon was in the sky when you were born.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 28 Apr. 2023
• It was calculated at 467 feet, tied for the fifth longest homer in the majors this season.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 15 June 2024
• Here's a breakdown to understand the records and how they're calculated and set.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
• Every move and hit has to be calculated to give the team an advantage.
  — Chelsea Hylton, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2023
• To calculate this, the researchers analyzed state-by-state data on live births and deaths.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 July 2023
• The philosopher typed in a program to calculate the 83rd number in the Fibonacci sequence.
  — George Musser, Scientific American, 11 May 2023
• Thankfully, your sun sign should be easy to calculate: just take a look at the dates for each sun sign, and figure out where your birthday falls.
  — Madison Feller, ELLE, 30 June 2023
• Import recipes from other websites, and the app will calculate the calories.
  — Good Housekeeping, 21 Mar. 2023
• The way that works is the lender calculates interest based on the amount of your loan balance on the due date for a particular payment.
  — Jim Slavik, Car and Driver, 4 Apr. 2023
• The effect of any of these factors, much less the interplay between them, within any unique body and mind is hard to calculate.
  — Mark Hay, Men's Health, 27 Feb. 2023
• The total weight of all donations will be calculated at the end of the fair, with first, second, third place and cash prizes awarded to the fairs that collect the most food at the end of the summer.
  — Staff Report, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2023
• This Barbie will ask you when and where you were born and calculate your astrological Big Three on the first date.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 5 Apr. 2023
• That figure also represented the total number of employees that could be hired, without calculating the impact of the number of IRS workers who are expected to retire or leave the department over the next several years.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024