How to Use figure into in a Sentence
figure into
phrasal verb-
The coat over the mirror turns the figure into a watching adult.
— Kyle Dunn’s Night Fever, Vulture, 11 May 2023 -
All employees should get a fair wage, and that should be figured into the price the customer has to pay.
— Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2023 -
The ones with a price can be figured into your summer budget.
— Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 30 May 2024 -
Plains, a city of about 550 people, figured into just about every part of Mrs. Carter’s life.
— Rick Rojas, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2023 -
Vann did not respond to questions about how his faith figures into the court battle.
— Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024 -
It’s been hard to figure out how The Iron Claw will figure into the awards race, if at all, since reviews are still embargoed.
— Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023 -
Frick added that budgetary concern also figured into the date and event shifts.
— Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Feb. 2024 -
But snare drum rim shots and cymbal crashes may figure into the equation.
— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2023 -
That might make things a bit more complicated in the short term, although there’s little doubt that Wolf figures into the Flames’ long-term plans.
— Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024 -
More than likely, your Venus-Saturn blues from earlier in the month will figure into this.
— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024 -
And, oh yeah, aliens figure into this thing prominently.
— Evan Romano, Men's Health, 4 Aug. 2023 -
Isn’t there a place in art to transform real-life figures into fictional works?
— Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 May 2024 -
But Starlite is a serious acolyte of the English singer’s own catalog, to say the least, which also figures into the dramatic piece.
— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023 -
His uncle, a parish priest in Ohio, figures into another of the few religious anecdotes that DeSantis shares for laughs on the campaign trail.
— Tiffany Stanley, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2023 -
Whether planning a road trip or heading to a destination with few transit options, there’s a strong chance that a rental car will figure into your travel plans.
— Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2023 -
Hiding from dad, dealing with competition from a spoiled country club brat and first kisses and fights with crushes all figure into the growing up.
— Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023 -
The show, based on William Gibson's novel, deals with changes in society and how a virtual reality game figures into things.
— Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 July 2023 -
Otherwise, expect your hobbies and creative pastimes to figure into the equation as well.
— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2024 -
How did the 1970s period setting figure into the storytelling?
— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 3 Aug. 2023 -
Assad’s entrenchment in Damascus figures into a broader move by Iran to install its forces and allies near and around Israel.
— Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 10 May 2023 -
The economy figured into Mexico’s election as well, but in a very different way.
— Mark Landler, New York Times, 6 June 2024 -
The toll system figures into a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed last month.
— Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2023 -
Or the state’s attorney general, who joined as a plaintiff, might figure into proceedings.
— The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024 -
The Deckers figure into the history of Malibu in significant ways.
— Hadley Meares, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024 -
And there are lots of Spider-People involved, some figuring into the character's lengthy history.
— Evan Romano, Men's Health, 2 June 2023 -
How did Lewis Strauss figure into Oppenheimer's ending?
— Evan Romano, Men's Health, 1 Aug. 2023 -
But often there are fees — increasingly figured into a ticket's price upfront — that generally amount to a 20% to 30% surcharge, Brooks said.
— Journal Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2024 -
Analysts translated these figures into three interest-rate cuts in 2024—a quarter point each time.
— John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023 -
William’s earnest boyfriend, Mercer, and dutiful sister, Regan, figure into the picture uptown.
— Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023 -
Devious schemes, honey traps and assassination plans all figure into the plot.
— Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2024
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