How to Use six-figure in a Sentence
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Hitting the six-figure income mark is a dream for a lot of workers.
—Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 July 2023
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Sure, $60 seems steep for a baseball cap, but not compared to the four-, five- and six-figure works on view beyond the check-in desk.
—Alison Brower, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
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Gone was a six-figure payday if Ohtani didn’t want to exchange anything for the ball.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2024
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Once this was discovered, Holmes and Price worked out an installment plan to pay the six-figure debt over the course of the year.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Jan. 2025
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Now, there’s a discrepancy on the amount of the six-figure wager.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 16 Aug. 2024
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He's got a fancy car, a six-figure salary and a penthouse in the gleaming Canary Wharf.
—Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 24 June 2024
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Hannington said his side would ask the city for attorneys’ fees in the six-figure range.
—Emma Platoff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
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Our small firm, with less than five employees, faces a six-figure tax bill under the new rule.
—Rayana Marker, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2024
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At $140 a pop, the shoes are a lot more affordable than a six-figure Jacob & Co. creation, too.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
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Transfer three or four million dollars in an IRA, and Robinhood is on the hook for a six-figure match.
—Rob Berger, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
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Plus, if that’s not enough to deter you, the FAA has in the past levied six-figure fines against belligerent passengers.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 July 2023
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In the past, a lower six-figure salary would place most people in a comfortable place in their lives, but not anymore.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 18 Feb. 2024
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The move is expected to create about 20 jobs with six-figure salaries over the next several years.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
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Shohei Ohtani inducted one lucky fan into the six-figure club.
—Erica Messick, NBC News, 20 Sep. 2024
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Catch up quick: In late 2022, Parker gave up her six-figure salary as a council member to run for mayor.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 8 Aug. 2024
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Kim used a portion of her six-figure earnings from her YouTube channel to cover her portion of the down payment on the house.
—Cheyenne Devon,eric Clark, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2024
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After a three-week bidding war, Little, Brown snapped it up in a six-figure contract.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2023
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Leave it to Jay-Z to casually flex a six-figure Patek Philippe courtside.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 2 Mar. 2024
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He was named alongside 70 others when the crowdsourced spreadsheet caught steam in the early days of the #MeToo movement and said the settlement is in the six-figure range.
—Melinda French Gates, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
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The Pinnacle is the fanciest trim and approaches the six-figure mark.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 8 Mar. 2023
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New data shows that even those studying at Ivy League schools aren’t guaranteed a six-figure salary.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 10 June 2024
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Pulling a six-figure opening week is nothing to scoff at, and Lil Baby has done it with his last three studio albums.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 14 Jan. 2025
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Palomar’s six-figure offer, though, appears to be toward the upper end of the spectrum.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
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Even before grading, the value for the card could be estimated as a high six-figure item.
—Larry Holder, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Some of Princess Diana's intimate letters have sold for a six-figure sum.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023
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Amid her 2013 divorce from ex-husband William Stewart, Haddish was asked to pay a six-figure tab for a stranger’s wedding.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024
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But what exactly did this six-figure birthday splurge look like?
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 15 Dec. 2024
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Ecco bought the novel in an auction, with a six-figure advance, and positioned it as one of their big debuts of 2022.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2023
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Some are entirely remote and offer six-figure salaries, and others have a work-from-home hybrid perk.
—Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 29 Jan. 2025
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Caesars had already received six six-figure bets on the Eagles, and another for the teams to combine for under 49.5 points, in the days leading up to the Super Bowl.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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