vocabulary

Example Sentences

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His unique delivery – conversational and charismatic, combining Jamaican intonation with witty Britishisms and elevated vocabulary – was already in place.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The moral vocabulary of the Megillah is precise because the stakes are existential.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

As she points out in her professional bio, it was movies and TV that helped with her English vocabulary, especially the Disney sitcom “Lizzie McGuire.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Fairfield Superintendent of Schools Michael Testani summoned a different vocabulary word, declaring the event had been canceled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

The third R of the physiology of genes is a word that lies outside common human vocabulary, but is essential to the survival of our species: recombination—the ability to generate new combinations of genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee