sans serif
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of sans serif
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Its name is a pun on the sans serif group of typefaces, and the island was depicted as being shaped like a semi-colon.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025
This time she wrote her messages in a childlike sans serif that a designer friend of the artist later turned into a custom font, for more efficient printing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2024
Homes around it got fresh paint, sans serif house numbers and were flipped for $1 million and more.
From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023
There’s a reason most children’s books are written in sans serif fonts, she said.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023
Occupied by the British in June, 1900, the available South African Republic stamps having the Dutch name overprinted "Cancelled" and the addition of the sans serif letters, separated by hyphens "V-R-I." in blue and red.
From The Postage Stamp in War by Melville, Fred. J.
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