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category

[kat-i-gawr-ee, -gohr-ee] / ˈkæt ɪˌgɔr i, -ˌgoʊr i /


Example Sentences

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Show me a book that fits just one category and I’ll show you a narrow book.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

The Spanish company gets most of its sales from luxury fragrances, a category that has grown 13% a year on average since 2020, data from Euromonitor shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Kelechukwu Mpamaugo, a finalist in the graduate category, wore her high school prom dress.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

But there was a near 26-percent month-on-month decline in the category of transport equipment that includes military vehicles, aircraft, ships and trains.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

He’d been gone for so long, he’d been shifted to that category of people who we kept secrets from.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover