coining

Example Sentences

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Coining the term was, in the long run, a smart way to promote Shim’s more experimental art, but it still means doing a little more work to reach newer, broader audiences.

From The Verge • Jun. 28, 2022

Coining the word of the year, Bezos said that owning The Post is a “complexifier” for him, suggesting that the paper’s unrelenting coverage of the Khashoggi killing might have aggravated his testy relations with Trump.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2019

Coining a classic patriotic slogan, Webster cried for “Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable!”

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Coining the term “infantile autism,” he described a syndrome characterized by early onset, an extreme need for sameness and an extreme preference for being alone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2016

Shall I sit at ease, Staring at nothing thro’ the eyelids’ chink, Coining new words for old philosophies?

From An Ocean Tramp by McFee, William