Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for vocabulary.
Definitions

vocabulary

[voh-kab-yuh-ler-ee] / voʊˈkæb yəˌlɛr i /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Sam doesn’t have Hally’s vocabulary, but he has something more valuable: wisdom and maturity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But even if the opinion is written in the clipped vocabulary of habeas review, the stakes are larger than that language suggests.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

“It is a narrative operation using a shared cultural vocabulary to reach a specific demographic,” namely anyone who has played these first-person shooter games.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

“So that I have the right vocabulary, so that I can keep up. He said I remind him of Grace—his sister.”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




Vocabulary lists containing vocabulary