linguistic

Example Sentences

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Sauer therefore engaged in his first bit of linguistic legerdemain, telling the court, “ ‘Allegiance’ is what jurisdiction means.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Rather than demonstrating that machines have achieved intelligence, the Turing Test shows that linguistic fluency is possible even in its absence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Kurds, while mostly Sunni, share cultural and linguistic affinities with Persians and have historically had less friction with the Iranian state than with fellow Kurds in Iraq and Turkey.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

But deputy commissioner Osian Llywelyn added while Welsh language skills can be considered part of housing policy, "no linguistic consideration prevails over the statutory requirements set out in the 1996 Housing Act".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

It was only with aspirin and something Fay concocted for me that I was able to finish my linguistic analysis of Urdu verb forms and send the paper to the International Linguistics Bulletin.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes