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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Bordighera is on the Italian Riviera, bracketed by the sea, with a beach and an exotic garden referenced by painter Claude Monet.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
“Language as Liberation” comprises the rough, incomplete outlines for Morrison’s lectures, with bracketed page citations for the novels under discussion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
The NFL allowed that, and during that time Fox aired a Terry Bradshaw interview of McCartney bracketed by commercial breaks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2025
Swarms of mutant bugs, billions of them, they had him bracketed.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
