How to Use multiple factor in a Sentence

multiple factor

noun
  • The arrival of oil was just one of multiple factors that led to the swift and crushing demise of the Gulf pearling industry.
    Sarah Reid, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • There are multiple factors that could turn that into a fifth-round pick.
    Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019
  • But in the past several years, multiple factors have converged to bring Rosenthal’s and Stafforst’s findings to the fore.
    Sara Reardon, Scientific American, 5 Feb. 2020
  • What’s causing the shortage is a perfect storm of multiple factors.
    Mikhal Weiner, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
  • There are known risks to all births, vaginal or Cesarean, and there are multiple factors that will affect those risks.
    Kavin Senapathy, SELF, 14 May 2018
  • But multiple factors play into the disease process, Dorey and colleagues write.
    Byerin Prater, Fortune Well, 16 Aug. 2023
  • When hunting for a great hand cream, there are multiple factors to consider.
    Daley Quinn, Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • There are also ways to narrow down results by multiple factors at a time, and that’s what AL.com did for this analysis.
    al, 7 Nov. 2019
  • And there are multiple factors that go into why women vote for or against a candidate.
    Eugene Scott, Washington Post, 24 Jan. 2018
  • Whether Judge can break the streak of constant decline will come down to multiple factors, including his health and how opposing teams pitch to him.
    Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • But now, shoppers are getting squeezed by multiple factors at once.
    Marley Jay, NBC News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Studies suggest the decline has multiple factors, including the loss of habitat in the forests where the insects winter each year.
    John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Justice Lewis Powell, writing for the court, ruled that race could be considered as one of multiple factors in the admissions process.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Allen said multiple factors killed the bills, not just opposition from the plastics lobby.
    Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, 1 Oct. 2019
  • The research team discovered that the learning gap was a result of multiple factors, according to SPLC.
    Lincoln Anthony Blades, Teen Vogue, 6 Feb. 2018
  • But players and coaches say there were multiple factors that led to the improved rushing attack against Oakland.
    Terez A. Paylor, kansascity, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Photo: Getty Images Experts believe that multiple factors must be at play in the bees’ plight.
    Thor Hanson, WSJ, 29 June 2018
  • Wheaton’s production has been weighed down by multiple factors over 2023.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The life expectancy of a person with stage three lung cancer is influenced by multiple factors, such as how far the cancer has spread to other areas in the body.
    Lynne Eldridge, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Such changes are most often complex and involve multiple factors, Rypel said.
    Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
  • One thing is certain: There’s no one single cause of autism, and every case is the product of multiple factors working together.
    Nicholette Zeliadt, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2020
  • But there are often multiple factors at play when a newborn has trouble feeding.
    Christina Caron, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2020
  • How much better depends on multiple factors, questions to be answered in the coming months: Just how good is 2018 first-round pick Aaron Holiday?
    Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2018
  • All three superintendents said the decision to close isn't an easy call to make, and multiple factors have to be considered.
    Trisha Powell Crain, AL.com, 17 Jan. 2018
  • In some of the reports to the CPSC, the loungers were listed as one of multiple factors contributing to an unsafe sleep environment, while in others, no cause of death was listed.
    Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 25 May 2023
  • The high number of storms is believed to be caused by multiple factors, including strong storms on a frequent storm track that occurred during the winter season, Porter said.
    Kate Perez, USA TODAY, 28 July 2023
  • Drivers of forest fires can depend on multiple factors like location and change over time.
    Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2023
  • And multiple factors play a role in that phenomenon, experts said.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2024
  • There are multiple factors contributing to the dynamic in addition to the pass offense.
    Christopher Smith, al, 9 Sep. 2019
  • This swelling can be caused by multiple factors, but some of the most common causes of sore throats are bacterial or viral infections.
    Allison Knott Ms, Rdn, Cssd, Cdn, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2023

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