adjective

Example Sentences

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"Anything in Wales can be described with the adjective 'Welsh'. Therefore I have a Welsh accent, how mad is that?"

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

That adjective would not apply to a public skirmish between the president of the university and the consultant that conducted the study commissioned by the university.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

“I could think of any adjective to fill the blank. And it would probably work. You find different ways to protect yourself, whether that’s self-preservation or it’s just growing up.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

But you walk out underwhelmed, which is not an adjective that generally applies to anything Bruce Springsteen does.

From Salon • Oct. 28, 2025

There’s no need to wave a magic wand over the noun soap and transmute it into an adjective just because of what it’s doing in this phrase.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker