syntax

Example Sentences

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"If someone looks closely, they can spot Russian syntax in these videos."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“The skill set of the future is not syntax or rote creation, but taste and judgment,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

I would also hate it if a photo of me “disappeared” my hair or captured me from “underneath angles,” famously the worst angles, and goddammit, Trump has once again gifted us some incredible syntax here.

From Slate • Oct. 14, 2025

The Academy noted the author's flowing syntax with long, winding sentences devoid of full stops that has become his signature.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

The reason that the task is so challenging is that the main resource that English syntax makes available to writers—left-to-right ordering on a page—has to do two things at once.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker