noun

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Mr. Burke eschews “terrorist” as a noun, because “I do not think reducing complex individuals to a single-word description is helpful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

But, despite his best efforts not to dwell on the stakes of his work, the noun “rebellion” was never far from his mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

It can also be used as a noun.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

Presumably Bill Clinton, who uttered the first sentence while running for president in 1992, would never have said Give I a chance, because a noun phrase next to a transitive verb is obviously accusative.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker