adjectives
Example Sentences
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The goal is to convince online shoppers to spend north of $100 on a scent suggested by a chatbot conversation filled with ethereal adjectives and descriptions of the English countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
“There’s not enough adjectives, superlatives—whatever you want to say,” Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025
He chose “friendly” and “cordial” as adjectives to describe his relationship with Trout.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2025
Not the “struggling” or “scuffling” or “slumping” a broadcaster typically offers, bland adjectives presented with the assurance that better times are ahead.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
To be sure, surveys of typical errors in student papers show that inexperienced writers really do mix up adjectives and adverbs.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
