plural

Example Sentences

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In addition, the government's decision to prosecute polygamists amid growing criticism of the church's "plural marriages" crippled the region's economy until Latter-day Saint leaders renounced the practice in 1890.

From Salon

That plural, expressive nature comes through both within the individual works and in their limited relationship to one another.

From New York Times

In Italian, as in other Latin-based tongues, nouns can take a feminine or masculine form, but the plural masculine form tends to take precedence.

From Reuters

It should also be noted that in the US, India and other parts of the world the plural shrimp is used, rather than shrimps.

From BBC

Bulawayo shifts among omniscient narration, first-person plural, oral history and even chapters written as Twitter threads.

From Washington Post