Examples of subset in a Sentence
The set {1,2,3} is a subset of the set {1,2,3,4,5}.
Only a small subset of the patients in the study experienced these side effects.
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To do this, the researchers equated the gaps in the Tetris game with the subsets of the problem and the falling bricks with the numbers that have to be split up.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
As one of the city’s only dedicated hangouts appealing to the subset of LGBTQ people who identify as bears — or larger, hirsute and more overtly masculine gay and bisexual men — the loss of Denver Sweet will further shave down the city’s LGBTQ cultural options.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
But after a few months of going to the same daycare, and after a few birthday parties, my wife and I found out pretty quickly what's the overlap between the subset of parents who seem kindred to us, and the subset of kids your kid wants to have a playdate with.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 July 2025
On March 7, 2025, Ford approved another remedy to address a subset of vehicles that did not properly receive the software portion of the update.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
As one of the city’s only dedicated hangouts appealing to the subset of LGBTQ people who identify as bears — or larger, hirsute and more overtly masculine gay and bisexual men — the loss of Denver Sweet will further shave down the city’s LGBTQ cultural options.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
But after a few months of going to the same daycare, and after a few birthday parties, my wife and I found out pretty quickly what's the overlap between the subset of parents who seem kindred to us, and the subset of kids your kid wants to have a playdate with.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 17 July 2025
On March 7, 2025, Ford approved another remedy to address a subset of vehicles that did not properly receive the software portion of the update.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
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“Subset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subset. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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subset
noun
sub·set
ˈsəb-ˌset 
: a mathematical set that is a part of another mathematical set
the set of even numbers is a subset of the set of all numbers
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