noun

Example Sentences

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The Spanish noun for them is “desaparecidos,” and English has adapted the word as “the disappeared.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

The species name populi is a Latin singular noun in the genitive case meaning "of the people."

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Medieval English speakers got matière from the French, then verbed the noun into “to matter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

It can also be used as a noun.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

The first question to ask yourself is whether the description comes before or after the noun.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner