inscriptions
Example Sentences
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The craftsman is getting ready to add the finishing touches, inscriptions or designs, to his work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
Once-common literary references to Shakespeare or Dickens have now become as obscure in the common culture as so many Mayan inscriptions.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
Golden inscriptions read "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All" on opposite sides.
From Barron's ● Apr. 11, 2026
Some tasks involve translating ancient Palmyrene inscriptions, while others require identifying tiny anatomical structures in birds or analyzing detailed features of Biblical Hebrew pronunciation.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026
We stayed there two hours in ecstasy, running through the huge rooms ... and trying to read the exterior inscriptions in the moonlight.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
