Example Sentences

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Water is a rigid designator, while “the substance that fills the lakes and oceans” is descriptive.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

Future Buick electric vehicles in the United States and China will carry the Electra name, which dates back more than 60 years, along with an alphanumeric designator.

From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2022

The airport’s Federal Aviation Administration designator remains LAS, but the FAA began listing the Reid name on aviation charts in June.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

The blog said that the test took place around July 15, that the missile’s speed was 4 kilometers per second and that it is known by its Russian designator as the 53T6M.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2018

In a Munich codex of the twelfth century, attributed to Gerland, they are called characters only: "Usque ad VIIII. enim porrigitur omnis numerus et qui supercrescit eisdem designator Karacteribus."

From The Hindu-Arabic Numerals by Karpinski, Louis Charles