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

“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

The adjective “Stoppardian” entered the Oxford English Dictionary in 1978 to describe writing marked by “elegant wit while addressing philosophical concerns.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

On a recent weekday, the country’s leading legal lexicographer was ensconced among the 4,500 some-odd dictionaries that fill his Dallas home, revising the entry for the adjective “calculated” ahead of Black’s 13th Edition.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

As we shall see in chapter 6, many spurious rules, including some that have made national headlines, are the result of bungled analyses of grammatical categories like adjective, subordinator, and preposition.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker