lexicon

Example Sentences

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I fear we need to read more to build a deeper lexicon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

“It’s weird that something that we just threw off like that suddenly becomes part of the lexicon of our lives,” Reiner said on NPR’s “Fresh Air” in September.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

The term quickly spread beyond the ranks of the police officers who coined it, with “Black Friday” entering the lexicon in the early 1960s.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed to some of the phraseology that has come into the football lexicon around handball as he called for change.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Jim and Ophelia had invented some of the lexicon, and the expressions had filtered into the PIH culture.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French