How to Use round number in a Sentence

round number

noun
  • The latter is just a round number.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Forty, a round number of round-trippers with a ring to it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • And while that big, round number is dubious, the essence isn’t.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 June 2026
  • Products priced that way often outsold items priced on a round number.
    — Alison J. Stein, thehustle.co, 1 May 2026
  • SpaceX has broken its rocket reuse record again, notching a nice round number in the process.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The $1,000 level is both a round number and the next logical test.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • So let’s dig a little deeper into the meaning of this particular round number.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • What Dow 50k means for you 50,000 is just another round number for the stock index.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In the meantime, 10 is a round number worth appreciating in Adelman’s eyes.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That’s due to the anniversary’s round number, and the tense, chaotic state of American politics itself.
    — Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The stock is currently trading at $96 and pressing toward $100, a round number that will act as the next meaningful test.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • TechInsights puts $1,299 as the more likely round number, which means Apple takes a small margin hit to stay competitive.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

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