How to Use quotient in a Sentence

quotient

noun
  • This was a joke, of course, but one that turns out to have a high truth quotient.
    Joseph Epstein, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2017
  • To bump up the fun quotient, grab a friend before getting down to it.
    Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 16 Apr. 2022
  • The heartiness quotient goes up even more when peanut butter and kale are added to the mix.
    Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Comfort and ease were top of mind across the board, while the goal was to keep the luxury quotient high.
    Luisa Zargani, WWD, 18 June 2024
  • His speed quotient with the puck on his stick is higher than anybody else’s in the league.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2017
  • Brass accents always bring up the style quotient, adding a bit of glam.
    Jennifer Carmichael, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Nov. 2022
  • In short, what Parler lacks is any truth quotient at all.
    Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The houses were gated, with pools, and live-in help was cheap (see: kafala), but the boredom quotient was off the charts.
    Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Welser-Most brought out the full quotient of Mahler's angst in his symphonic swan song.
    Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The middle section of the record slows the tempo slightly and ups the melodic quotient.
    Mark Richardson, WSJ, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Just a mere happiness quotient of the customers and staff isn’t enough.
    Swansy Afonso, Bloomberg.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Wilson ramped up the shed's cuteness quotient by installing shiplap, shelves, and hooks on the walls.
    Sarah Wolf Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Mar. 2021
  • The seven-time Grammy winner still knows how to rev up the emotion quotient at the young age of 75.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Balaclavas, berets, and page boy caps are good for windy days and upping the style quotient of any look.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2022
  • And using toasted bread crumbs in place of Parmesan keeps the dairy quotient down, too.
    Melissa Clark, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2019
  • More DeVille than devil, the Lyriq's fun-to-drive quotient held it back in scoring.
    Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 28 June 2023
  • The addition and the subtraction quotients don’t seem to make sense.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 July 2024
  • Ground chicken helps up the satiety quotient, and tingly szechuan pepper and chili oil give it just enough kick.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Jan. 2017
  • Adding houseplants can also up the vapor quotient in a room, per the station.
    Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2018
  • With Saturday’s no-doubter, the scary quotient now rises to full-on 9.
    Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2020
  • All his tossing around of Kevin Hart and riding on a bike with a flamethrower only adds to the movie's fun quotient.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
  • The sweet quotient was also tipping the scales on the chicken and waffles plate (four wings and one waffle/$7, eight wings and two waffles $14).
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 20 Nov. 2019
  • With a piece like this whose style quotient relies on the textile, go for a substantial silk in a rich print.
    Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The cuteness quotient of these beloved California rock stars is off the charts.
    Patrick May, The Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2019
  • His rhetoric-to-substance quotient has always been high.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 26 June 2024
  • Want to increase your home's creepy quotient on Halloween?
    Popular Mechanics, 9 Oct. 2017
  • This ups your pleasure quotient because the narrow and labyrinthine streets will likely be free of the usual throngs.
    Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Basically, the engine just isn't up to the fun quotient of the suspension.
    Michael Jordan, Car and Driver, 19 June 2020
  • The inclusion of a fried green tomato seemed to be out of place, and the breading quotient was already met with the fried chicken and biscuit.
    Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 11 Dec. 2019
  • The value quotient is a forward-looking metric that can indicate the financial success of a product.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, WWD, 10 July 2024

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