vocabulary

Example Sentences

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Also, as with read-alouds, if anyone needs to sort out a bit of confusion over plot or vocabulary, the narrative can easily be paused for discussion.

From The Wall Street Journal

The martial vocabulary of his books with titles like “The Bloody Crossroads,” “Why We Are in Vietnam” and “World War IV” was striking when American cultural elites were retreating from military engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal

And my Spanish is good, but it’s like maybe seventh-grade vocabulary.

From Los Angeles Times

For this new “Global War on Terror” against al-Qaida, a new vocabulary and a new story were in order.

From Salon

In fact, we had a whole vocabulary of different words and euphemisms we could use so as not to think too deeply about the unthinkable or our possible role in making it happen.

From Salon