figure

[ˈfɪɡjər]

Definition:
1. A diagram or picture illustrating textual material.
2. One of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers.
3. A well-known or notable person.

Use 'figure' in a sentence:

1. He watched her retreating figure.
2. You can't rely on any figures you get from them.
3. Research On the development Of new media's figure.
4. Gandhi was an inspirational figure.
5. Was Robin Hood a historical figure?
6. The figure is expressed as a percentage.
7. By 2004, this figure had risen to 14 million.
8. We may have to revise this figure upwards.
9. Do I still figure in your plans?
10. I can't figure out how to do this.
11. If you add all these amounts together you get a huge figure.
12. He was a key figure in the campaign.
13. Use these figures as an approximate guide in your calculations.
14. I wouldn't place too much reliance on these figures.
15. He was a huge, intimidating figure.
16. He removed the figure from the board.
17. Unofficial estimates put the figure at over two million.
18. There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.
19. He believes the figure should be more like$ 10 million.
20. She watched his receding figure.
21. She's always had a good figure.
22. The figure gave a screech.
23. She has a beautifully slim figure.
24. We couldn't figure her out.
25. The results are illustrated in figure 3 opposite.
26. A more realistic figure is 11 million.
27. He became a father figure to the whole company.
28. She believed her daughter needed a father-figure.
29. He makes King Lear a truly tragic figure.
30. The two sets of figures don't match.
31. We're talking about a figure in the low hundreds.
32. A cube is a solid figure.
33. The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures.
34. The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study.
35. Last year's figures were little short of disastrous.
36. He remains a towering figure in rock and roll.
37. Taken at face value, the figures look very encouraging.
38. Last year's sales figures are illustrated in Figure 2.
39. This year's sales figures go beyond all our expectations.
40. I can't get a handle on these sales figures.
41. This year's sales figures are looking good.
42. Sales figures continue to show signs of improvement.
43. The two sets of figures are not significantly different.
44. My uncle was a Falstaffian figure.
45. I don't think marriage figures in his scheme of things.
46. The number of people who fail each year is now in single figures.
47. He's a familiar figure in the neighbourhood.
48. Researchers are trying to correlate the two sets of figures.
49. We've certainly improved on last year's figures.
50. The report is based on figures from six different European cities.
51. She is one of the most influential figures in local politics.
52. Figure 4.1 shows the respiratory system.
53. Experts put the real figure at closer to 75%.
54. It did not figure high on her list of priorities.
55. It's difficult to pump facts and figures into tired students.
56. The process is shown schematically in figure 3.
57. These figures should come with a government health warning.