label
noun
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
labelled
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past participleof label.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 label.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
labelnouna slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc..
Example Sentences
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AI detection technology is not perfect; some forms of the software have labelled the US Constitution, written in the 1780s, as "AI-generated".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Viewed by many in England as there for the taking in last winter's Ashes despite a 4-1 win, they are also labelled too old by many observers at home.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Publishers sign up to the scheme for a fee, and can then request to get their authors' books labelled with the Books By People mark.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The French group runs a scheme under which authors can get their books assessed and then labelled as a "human creation" for a small fee, with about 200 works so far given the stamp.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The boundaries of Ngoma’s Tropic Region were stencilled in dark, wide brown and swept about a gorgeous interior labelled “jungle” and “desert” and “here be Elephants and all Manner of Strange Beasts.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
