Example Sentences

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“Do not let a terminological argument over what constitutes genocide distract from the concrete policies needed to stop the dying, whatever you call it.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2022

It’s a small terminological point, but the proper phrase is the “Great Game,” which refers to the competition for control of Central Asia starting from the late 19th century, and was popularized by Rudyard Kipling.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 2021

There may be some terminological misunderstanding as to what the word "mandate" means to his party.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2014

That we create terminological boxes for our own convenience which change the way we perceive people outside our heads as well.

From Forbes • Aug. 13, 2012

Yes, I heard every word you said to Laura: you made a gallant effort, but the facts speak for themselves, and your terminological inexactitudes wouldn't deceive a babe at the breast.

From Nightfall by Pryde, Anthony