Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for binary.
Definitions

binary

[bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee] / ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Burden wrote this long after the fact, when the binary nature of her marriage became self-evident.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket sell event contracts, federally-regulated financial instruments tied to binary outcomes like which team will win a sporting event.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

He’s both movie-star hunky and action-star engrossing, flitting between these two deceptively binary ends without breaking a sweat.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

Supporters of the bill argued MSPs were not facing a binary choice between better palliative care and assisted dying, with Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton insisting the legislation would provide a "powerful matrix of safety".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Sometimes he made me do my arithmetic homework in binary numbers because he said I needed to be challenged.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls