vocabulary
Example Sentences
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Even the ones that felt wrong in a way I didn’t have vocabulary for at the time — like Alison in “The Breakfast Club” and Iona in “Pretty In Pink” — were compelling.
From Salon
Pacing back and forth between our chairs, I promised to stay up nights drilling my sums and improving my vocabulary.
From Literature
The word “short” wasn’t in Bob Weir’s vocabulary.
Also, as with read-alouds, if anyone needs to sort out a bit of confusion over plot or vocabulary, the narrative can easily be paused for discussion.
The martial vocabulary of his books with titles like “The Bloody Crossroads,” “Why We Are in Vietnam” and “World War IV” was striking when American cultural elites were retreating from military engagement.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
