Example Sentences

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The briefs walked through the same FAA-era dictionaries the court ultimately relied on.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Middle age enrichment included income level at age 40, access to resources such as magazine subscriptions, dictionaries, and library cards, and how often participants visited places like museums or libraries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The four books, which were immediately withdrawn from sale, are subject to a recall procedure and will be destroyed, Hachette said, promising a "thorough review of its textbooks, educational materials and dictionaries".

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

For some, dictionaries are more than writing tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The makers of these dictionaries were Prescriptivists: they prescribed correct usage.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker