How to Use count toward/towards in a Sentence

count toward/towards

phrasal verb

• This would not impact the Heat’s salary cap because two-way contracts do not count toward the salary cap, luxury tax or apron.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 July 2024
• While the majority of training camp isn’t available to the public and preseason games don’t count towards the standings, this is an important time of the year for teams across the league.
  — Nick Crain, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
• Owen Avrit’s 10-over didn’t count toward the team score on Monday.
  — James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 May 2022
• Lids: Lids count toward the number of pieces in a cookware set.
  — Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
• Aiden Krafft’s 11-over round didn’t count towards the team’s score on Sunday.
  — oregonlive, 29 May 2023
• Each fish must be at least 12 inches in length to count toward the total.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
• But only the flight hours and minutes on board with the door closed count toward their paycheck.
  — Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
• The waiver means that those payments will now count toward the program.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2022
• Though the score would not count toward the competition, the pair earned 10s across the board for the season's first perfect score.
  — Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2023
• All the work is optional and will not count toward a student’s grade.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
• Anything paid at the cash price doesn’t count toward your deductible.
  — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023
• Finish times in 2024 will not count toward race placement in next year’s event.
  — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
• But the matchup with Stanford will not count toward the conference standings.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
• In Paris, three athletes compete on every event and all scores count toward the team total.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2024
• Like the Open Cup, Leagues Cup doesn’t count toward the regular season standings.
  — The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2023
• Worse, house arrest doesn’t count toward time served if the child is eventually sent to prison.
  — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
• To make up for it, the company will give those affected a $5 credit that will count toward their next bill.
  — Jody Serrano / Gizmodo, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
• Subsidized units built on any public land, whether that of a school district or a smaller city, would count toward the goal.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Oct. 2022
• While plug-in hybrids count toward reaching the state’s goal, hybrids without plugs do not.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 May 2024
• Hutchinson said rental units owned in other states count toward that total.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
• Google says steps already taken will count toward streaks.
  — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
• The two teams that advance to the championship game will play an extra game (83rd game) for the NBA Cup that won’t count toward the regular season.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 July 2024
• Forwarded messages are free and won't count toward your text plan.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• Jamie Squire / Getty Images Her first vault score will count toward her all-around total.
  — NBC News, 29 July 2024
• July began with 10 killings in five days, pushing the city’s homicide count toward its highest mark in two decades.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2023
• Overtime doesn’t count toward the tally, Griffith said.
  — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
• Conscripts who choose to sign longer-term military contracts would count toward Shoigu’s goal.
  — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• Rosenfeld said that her five and a half years in custody would count towards that sentence and she could be released next year on good behavior.
  — Taigi Smith, ABC News, 5 May 2023
• The good news: You aren’t taxed on the withdrawal, and the withdrawal could count toward satisfying some, or possibly all, of your RMD for the year.
  — Glenn Ruffenach, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2022
• Group play games will count toward the regular-season standings, too.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024