bracket
noun
a support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
bracketed
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past participleof bracket.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof bracket.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
bracketnouna support, as of metal or wood, projecting from a wall or the like to hold or bear the weight of a shelf, part of a cornice, etc.
Example Sentences
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The company’s guidance on adjusted earnings per share, which calls for $1.02 to $1.04, bracketed the consensus view.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
While adverts have long bracketed sporting action on commercial television in the United Kingdom, it was the first time they had made a mid-match incursion into the viewing experience.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026
I’m less excited about the front end, bracketed by large and kind of goofy LED arrays at the edges.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Hers — a couple of capital Ms, bracketed by a heart — seems perfectly fine, and I tell her to keep it for now.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
But the two lashed boats dragged anchor, swarmed down on Fayre Eleyne, and bracketed her.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
