default

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.

If the same piece of music is used at the end of three different movies, it becomes song of the year by default, right?

From Los Angeles Times

When asked about the magnitude of a matchup, Rams players typically default to the ‘no-game-is-bigger-than-any-other” line.

From Los Angeles Times

About half of Chinese corporate bonds are issued by state-owned companies, so Chu is keeping tabs on whether a default sparks a selloff, pushing up yields on that debt.

From Barron's

“People as they are working, they are much more familiar with the accumulation phase, and that can be handled very neatly through defaults, but retirement income doesn’t lend itself so easily to defaults,” said Stinnett.

From MarketWatch

In response to these laws, as well as feminist pressure, most newsrooms by the 1980s moved toward a default rule of not naming victims.

From Salon