How to Use per head in a Sentence
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But for groups of two, hotels tend to come out cheaper per head.
—Nerdwallet, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022
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Sanger will now travel to play Canton on Friday, per head coach Rocky Smart.
—Tess Demeyer, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2020
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Each application is good for up to six hikers and costs $10 per head.
—Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 26 Nov. 2020
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This works out to a fraction of a square foot of retail space per capita, compared to 24 square feet per head in the U.S. and around five square feet in China.
—Ajay Prasad, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
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NerdWallet compared the price per head for Airbnbs with a max capacity of two adults against a hotel room in the same city.
—Sally French, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022
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Killing and burying cattle is only worth $2 per head to a constable.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 18 May 2022
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The East Midlands fares even worse with investment per head just one-quarter of the total enjoyed in London.
—Ben Jones, CNN, 27 Nov. 2021
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Three times slower: Its average pick time was over 30 seconds per head.
—Anna Funk, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2019
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Look at the productivity of your team and assess revenue per head.
—Michael Hoffman, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
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NerdWallet broke out the price per head to understand whether Airbnbs are really cheaper for groups.
—Nerdwallet, cleveland, 7 Aug. 2022
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Annual investment is more than $1,330 per head in the capital compared to about one third that in Yorkshire and the northeast of England.
—Ben Jones, CNN, 27 Nov. 2021
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The Amazon pack gives me 5 replacement heads at once for just over $5 per head, while Walmart only offers a 3-pack that boils down to over $6 per replacement head.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 30 June 2023
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Getting those elements right is crucial right now if spending per head is to be increased successfully.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 31 Aug. 2021
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State beef councils are allocated 50 cents for every head of cattle sold in the U.S., and receive an additional $1 per head of cattle sold in their respective states.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 9 Aug. 2022
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Just a handful of law firms worldwide have the expertise to navigate arbitration proceedings, with teams of lawyers often making $3,000 per head per hour in cases that can stretch on for years.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 8 July 2020
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The Xinjiang provincial government pays local governments a price per head to organize labor assignments.
—Lorraine Boissoneault, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
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