parenthetical

Example Sentences

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Without elaboration, it added in a parenthetical note that “the original building structural drawings specify inadequate slab reinforcing.”

From Washington Post

Why the parenthetical “or so her saying goes”? What does that add to the narrative?

From New York Times

Shortly afterward, she amended the statement with a parenthetical “based on his contract.”

From Seattle Times

You could call the parenthetical above an example of the Saunders Hypothetical, and the book overflows with juicy ones.

From Washington Post

He started compiling informal lists on Twitter, tallying various claims made by the Republican nominee followed by parenthetical fact-checks.

From Los Angeles Times