lexical

Example Sentences

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I can imagine Ms. Cash channeling the youngest Flynn sister for this silly lexical gag, which exists only to test whether readers will comment on it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

It said the word -- chosen through a combination of public voting, sentiment and analysis of OUP's "lexical data" -- had "captured our emotions" this year.

From Barron's • Dec. 1, 2025

That fastidiousness has not stopped the lexical war over his work in recent months, as judges across the country read opposite meanings into “rebellion.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

People who speak English alongside other languages fill lexical gaps by "borrowing the untranslatable word from another language".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2025

But out there on the page, the connections have to be signaled by the lexical and syntactic resources of the English language.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker