How to Use multiplier in a Sentence

multiplier

noun
  • At the same time, drone ships act as force multipliers.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 15 Jan. 2019
  • The idea that this fiscal multiplier this year and next will be so low does make some sense.
    Justin Lahart, WSJ, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The bonus round with free bonus spins feature a sticky multiplier and has the potential to pay out 4,388x your bet.
    Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Dirt will screw up any rifle, and cold is a force multiplier for dirt.
    David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 24 Dec. 2019
  • In the third episode of the new season: force multipliers, hyper-decanting, and boars on floors.
    Rey Mashayekhi, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2019
  • But the biggest risk multiplier may come out of the policy world.
    Neil Irwin, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2019
  • The $1 million prize was tripled by the random multiplier for that drawing.
    Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Sep. 2021
  • The Power Play multiplier does not apply to prizes win in the Double Play drawing.
    Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 4 Apr. 2024
  • One member of the team had a multiplier of 16 applied to bonuses and equity amassed over four years, one of the people said.
    Bloomberg News, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2017
  • Team defense was also a strength, especially in the infield where their 87.4 grounder multiplier was the best in the game.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • That doesn’t come close to the economic multiplier he’s done with baseball.
    Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 2 June 2017
  • If the union does, in fact, act as a force multiplier for Jones and Cernovich, the result could be good for Trump, who could use help holding on to his base of supporters.
    Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 4 May 2017
  • The ticket sold in Texas won a $2 million prize using the 2X multiplier, while the other two tickets are worth $1 million each.
    Amy Lieu, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2018
  • But if a young quarterback is good enough, if his talents belie his age, there might not be a greater force multiplier in sports.
    Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 20 Sep. 2019
  • Starting next week, drivers can opt out of surge, as well as being able to set their multiplier below 1.0.
    Carolyn Said, SFChronicle.com, 21 Jan. 2020
  • The Link has air multiplier technology that claims to send over 77 gallons of clean air through your home per second.
    Tony Vaz, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Using that multiplier, there were 333 people in RVs not included in the count.
    Gary Warth, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 June 2018
  • This is a 28-core, 56-thread Xeon with unlocked multipliers for overclocking.
    Peter Bright, Ars Technica, 8 Oct. 2018
  • The key to any successful defense is depth, and nuclear forensics is a force multiplier.
    Kris Alexander, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2008
  • There is a multiplier effect — and politicians looking to sell you a bill of goods always assume that the multiplier is >1, even when there’s no reason to believe this to be the case.
    Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 21 Sep. 2017
  • And while the Border agents served as force multipliers, their presence was not exceptional.
    Maya Rhodan, Time, 4 Apr. 2018
  • While El Niño acts as a multiplier, the drought was underway earlier in the year – February through April featured about 10 to 25 percent of normal rainfall in the area.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • But because the United Nations doesn’t have good (or possibly any) data about the rate at which victims report assaults by its staff, there’s no way to know if that was the right multiplier to use.
    Amanda Taub, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2018
  • The court will then assess factors such as the risk the attorneys took, their efficiency and the quality of the work performed to determine what multiplier should be applied to the lodestar.
    Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2021
  • The contract reduces multipliers and maximum benefits for both sworn and non-sworn new hires.
    Vinny Vella, Courant Community, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Working closely with other agencies is a force multiplier for APD and allows access to more tools for tackling crime.
    Justin Doll, Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Global warming also raises the chances of suffering heat stroke and heat stress, both risk multipliers for heart attacks.
    BostonGlobe.com, 29 Sep. 2019
  • The power of cloud technology as a force multiplier for growth can’t be overstated.
    Nancy Dahlberg, miamiherald, 20 Aug. 2017
  • These might be holograph, steel, or gold versions of cards that confer multipliers or additional chips.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 5 June 2024
  • This is where Buzz Solutions’ technology serves as a force multiplier.
    Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024

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