How to Use count toward/towards in a Sentence
count toward/towards
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Owen Avrit’s 10-over didn’t count toward the team score on Monday.
—James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 30 May 2022
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Lids: Lids count toward the number of pieces in a cookware set.
—Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2023
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Aiden Krafft’s 11-over round didn’t count towards the team’s score on Sunday.
—oregonlive, 29 May 2023
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Each fish must be at least 12 inches in length to count toward the total.
—Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2023
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But only the flight hours and minutes on board with the door closed count toward their paycheck.
—Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2024
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The waiver means that those payments will now count toward the program.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2022
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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
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All the work is optional and will not count toward a student’s grade.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
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Anything paid at the cash price doesn’t count toward your deductible.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 8 Mar. 2023
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Finish times in 2024 will not count toward race placement in next year’s event.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 13 Feb. 2024
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But the matchup with Stanford will not count toward the conference standings.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2024
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Like the Open Cup, Leagues Cup doesn’t count toward the regular season standings.
—The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hutchinson said rental units owned in other states count toward that total.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2024
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Google says steps already taken will count toward streaks.
—Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2023
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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
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Overtime doesn’t count toward the tally, Griffith said.
—Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
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Conscripts who choose to sign longer-term military contracts would count toward Shoigu’s goal.
—Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
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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
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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
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Group play games will count toward the regular-season standings, too.
—Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
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And both of those games do count toward regular season results.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
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Prior to 2018, high school students who fell behind and switched schools didn’t count toward either school’s tally.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024
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All of the 67 games across both stages of the tournament will count toward the regular-season standings except the championship game.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2023
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That means Proposition 208 dollars must count toward the spending cap.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2022
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For example, grocery purchases at some of the largest retailers in the U.S. won't count toward rewards with some types of cards.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 19 July 2023
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The Knicks are currently $17 million below the second apron and have $2 million in unlikely bonuses that count toward the apron.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 July 2024
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