bar chart

noun

Examples of bar chart in a Sentence

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Cancellations into and out of Newark’s airport This bar chart shows the number of flight cancellations connected to Newark from May 9 to May 19, 2025. Andrew Arenge, NBC news, 20 May 2025 Split bar chart of Manchester United player purchases, sales and net spend over last 20 years, where club's net spend has topped £200m in two of the past three seasons, and sales have long lagged well behind purchases. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 May 2025 This bar chart shows the number of U.S. flights cancelled from May 9 to May 13 and how many of those started or ended in Newark. Owen Hayes, NBC news, 14 May 2025 Net worth of Colorado's wealthiest billionaires in 2025 A bar chart that displays the net worth of Colorado's wealthiest billionaires in 2025. John Frank, Axios, 16 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bar chart

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bar chart was in 1904

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“Bar chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bar%20chart. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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