definition

Example Sentences

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The name change is required because Brussels is relaxing its labelling rules, widening the legal definition of marmalade across Europe for the first time.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“For us the definition of success is to compete in a sustainable way,” said Thorrington, who is also LAFC’s co-president.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“It was just totally a definition of hell,” Semple says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Despite the fact that I’ve been living with multiple myeloma since 2003, I’m not cured, not even by the carefully worded terms of the new definition.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026

I lie in bed, stare up at the ceiling, and think about the dictionary definition of cider—juice pressed from apples.

From "A Step from Heaven" by An Na