How do you use Subtracting in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Subtracting meaning
present participle and gerund of subtract
Using Subtracting
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of subtract
- In the example corpus, subtracting often appears in combinations such as: subtracting the, by subtracting, or subtracting.
Context around Subtracting
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Subtracting
- In this selection, "subtracting" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deaths, names and states stand out and add context to how "subtracting" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include derived by subtracting deaths and and activity by subtracting the basal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "subtracting" sits close to words such as abstractions, accosted and adair, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with subtracting
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I have calculated cumulative production by subtracting RRR from URR. (10 words)
Subtracting capex of -$44 million, 2033 FCF would be $71 million. (11 words)
They are measured in inches by adding and subtracting various measurements. (11 words)
Neither of these scenarios seems positive, so it's common for SBC levels to be maintained in the medium and long term. By subtracting SBC from Free Cash Flow, the margin would be around 12%, which is quite a distance from the 20% seen in FY2022. (46 words)
Attorney Davis said she made three changes to bring the agreement in line with the county’s MOU with school district 1. The county attorney said two of the changes were simply clerical, adding and subtracting names. (37 words)
For the individual cities and the county as a whole, we estimate the number of currently active cases by subtracting the sum of total recoveries and total deaths from the case totals for the full reporting period. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Attorney Davis said she made three changes to bring the agreement in line with the county’s MOU with school district 1. The county attorney said two of the changes were simply clerical, adding and subtracting names.
Fooling around with an Electoral College map, adding and subtracting states (and, in the case of Maine and Nebraska, congressional districts), is something that is fun to me.
Neither of these scenarios seems positive, so it's common for SBC levels to be maintained in the medium and long term. By subtracting SBC from Free Cash Flow, the margin would be around 12%, which is quite a distance from the 20% seen in FY2022.
Subtracting capex of -$44 million, 2033 FCF would be $71 million.
The Apple Watch Series calculates your total calories and activity by subtracting the basal (resting) ones from the total measured.
We calculate it by subtracting the distribution rate from the three-year NAV return.
Another close race in New Mexico last night wound up subtracting one more seat from Nancy Pelosi’s majority in the House.
But I also know with absolute certainty and clarity that these changes are about adding to, not subtracting from, who we are.
For the individual cities and the county as a whole, we estimate the number of currently active cases by subtracting the sum of total recoveries and total deaths from the case totals for the full reporting period.
Subtracting those two is like losing four good players because they were proficient hitters as well as hurlers.
The active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the current total — 36,629 — according to the County Executive Office.
The active number is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the overall case total — 38,131 — according to the County Executive Office.
The number of known active cases countywide is now 3,580 and the active count is derived by subtracting deaths and recoveries from the total number of cases according to the County Executive Office.
After subtracting the operating expenses as well as additional interest expenses, this investor earns almost $5,580 in cash annually.
Subtracting the requirement for lust between the two leads allows the show to be the elegant, fleet thing it wants to be.
The blue dash dot lines there are not predictions, but the result of adding or subtracting half a child to average birthrates.
They are measured in inches by adding and subtracting various measurements.
We started by identifying the true net cost of each college for the typical American student — including tuition, fees, books, supplies and other expenses — after subtracting scholarships and grants.
Craft breweries have been experimenting with IPAs for decades, adding and subtracting hop varieties and malt bills, as well as changing up yeast strains and adjunct ingredients like fruit and spices.
I have calculated cumulative production by subtracting RRR from URR.
Common combinations with subtracting
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- subtracting the 24×
- by subtracting 18×
- or subtracting 13×
- and subtracting 10×
- subtracting from 5×
- after subtracting 4×
- subtracting one 3×
- subtracting deaths 3×
- subtracting numbers 3×
- subtracting those 2×