adjective
Example Sentences
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During a one-word response game, Anthony Albanese used the adjective to describe Grace Tame, who was named the 2021 Australian of the Year for her advocacy for child sexual abuse survivors.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 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
I know the pain of finding the right adjective for a situation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
Yet I would venture that the landscape of our country alone would justify the use of this lofty adjective.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.