Sentence examples for decent figure from inspiring English sources
"Lord Snooty is a very decent figure," he says with a flash of white teeth.
A decent figure for job growth — close to two hundred thousand, say — would calm some nerves in the Obama campaign.
But it's a decent figure, and it gives lie to the suggestion that the economy is no longer creating jobs.
Good for that tho April 4, 2014 2.25pm BST Rob Carnell of ING says the 192,000 increase in the non-farm payroll is a "pretty decent figure".
That may be a decent figure in the West, but not for a developing country with rapid population growth and widespread poverty.
Gabe is an uncommonly strong, decent figure at first, stepping into his father's role and trying to keep Marie's teenage waywardness in check.
Australia's seam attack of Bollinger, Starc, Watson and Coulter-Nile all ended with decent figures, with only Maxwell and Christian really boosting Bangladesh's score.
Swann has bowled pretty well, all things considered - a bit of luck and the opportunity to bowl at the tail might have brought him some decent figures.
Panesar ended the first day of the second Test with decent figures of one for 68 from 24 overs, and when he bowled Steve Smith with a beauty England had Australia tottering on 174 for four after they had won an important toss.
If it can score some decent figures at the box office, it could be an instance where sales receipts truly buoy the attention voters give it.
For example, the limited-production RS, a rare high-performance 911 offered in the early 1970s, is a six-figure car in decent shape, while other 911 models of that era usually fall into the $30,000 to $70,000 range.
