Example Sentences

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Bersin has coined the term "superworker" for how AI is amplifying what an individual can achieve at work.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But he has coined an internal phrase based on a pair of common Korean expressions: “pali, pali,” which means quickly, and “miri, miri” which means in advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

NextEra has coined an acronym for data centers: BYOG, or bring your own generation.

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

Given the harmful effects of light pollution, a pair of astronomers has coined a new term to help focus efforts to combat it.

From Scientific American • Sep. 26, 2023

Is it for a shallow reason you have spent two weeks in Amboise, or that Jean Saxe has coined his lies with such carefulness of detail?

From The Justice of the King by Drummond, Hamilton