How to Use calculated in a Sentence

calculated

adjective

• Zac feels young, like there’s something innocent about him, that doesn’t feel so calculated.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
• The calculated black holes also had accretion disks that glowed brightly.
  — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2018
• That's why, in the quest to achieve the perfect balmy glow, calculated beauty strategies are necessary.
  — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 26 July 2018
• Meanwhile, other guys have found ways to express their affection that doesn’t seem so calculated.
  — Lisa Bonos, Washington Post, 17 June 2019
• But until that point, the Giants plan to make smart, calculated decisions in an effort to win as much as possible.
  — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, 12 June 2019
• Others proclaimed him to be an inspiration for investors, entrepreneurs and others who must take calculated risks.
  — Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 3 June 2019
• The calculated gamble: The move will help the Marlboro maker keep up with a quickly changing market.
  — Jennifer Maloney and Dana Mattioli, WSJ, 23 Mar. 2019
• And that’s a little bit confusing to any software that’s trying to create a calculated experience for you.
  — Eric Johnson, Recode, 27 July 2018
• The tragedy of all this is the calculated disregard of a tradition of Palmyrene achievements that really means something to the Arab world.
  — The New York Review of Books, 18 Apr. 2019
• However, his recent moves suggest a calculated resurgence.
  — Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 27 Nov. 2024
• The district is making a calculated decision that weighs the penalties of violating federal rules against the risk of devastating floods.
  — Tristan Baurick, nola.com, 15 June 2019
• Decisive senior leaders must commit to carrying out the President's agenda and be willing to take calculated risks.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
• The chance to go ahead rather than tie the game was a risk but a calculated one in McCarthy’s view.
  — Jori Epstein, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2020
• The body of the mouse leans to a calculated 57-degree angle, which forces your arm to stay straight.
  — Malia Griggs, SELF, 29 Sep. 2020
• So maybe the Browns are taking a calculated risk on that.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 24 Mar. 2022
• The calculated ploy sent the now-44-year-old on a journey across college football and the NFL.
  — John Marshall, ajc, 23 Dec. 2020
• Even Meghan’s choice of wardrobe seemed calculated to telegraph the message of a new start.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2021
• The other night, on the porch of her house in the Riverdale section of the Bronx, Jessica Haller took a calculated risk.
  — Andy Newman, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2020
• The direction that the book took was not a calculated one.
  — Maris Kreizman, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2020
• But not all of the calculated excesses rub her the wrong way.
  — Malcolm Harris, The New Republic, 3 Feb. 2020
• Was that a calculated decision that now seems to have worked in such a close race?
  — Abc News, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• The shift in genres wasn’t a calculated move for Lee, or even done out of a sense of restlessness.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 June 2021
• It’s all about calculated risk and just getting the most out of the weekend as possible, and for us, that needs to be a win.
  — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2020
• Paddling a kayak in the ocean is always a calculated risk.
  — David Brown, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
• But the moves DiPoto made were clever and calculated, and improved the offense.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2022
• This, too, is just out of reach at the moment — as the county’s latest calculated case rate stands at 216.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2022
• Despite his love of the spotlight, the high priest opted to hang back, a calculated effort to play it cool.
  — Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024
• But her love for the sport was more of a happy accident than a calculated choice.
  — Emma Healy, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2022
• Kennedy was a shrewd member of the House and Senate, and his calculated rise to power was both swift and historic....
  — Philip Terzian, WSJ, 20 Sep. 2020
• Whether you're caught off guard in the city by your feelings or need to release a calculated howl into the void, these are the best places to escape for a sob.
  — Vanessa Arredondo, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Apr. 2022

Last Updated: 9 Jan 2025