Example Sentences

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So, for instance, the prefix er- denotes an external body part, whereas e- denotes an internal one.

From Scientific American • Apr. 20, 2020

Brune said it felt like the real thing: “Even though it was all e- and technology, we still had plenty of times to accuse each other of cheating like we usually do.”

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2020

Executives hope it will prove to be a not-so-secret weapon against competitors Alibaba and Amazon, which are also racing to develop the next generation of e- commerce super machines.

From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2018

Meanwhile, e- has taken over as the prefix for those things in the digital world which are less malign - depending, that is, on your feelings about email.

From BBC • May 19, 2017

“It plays DVDs,” he said, “and if I had an e- mail account, I could check it on this, too.”

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer