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Example Sentences

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On the back, the inscription reads "Class Picture 1997".

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

The unearthing in 2018 of a charcoal inscription at Pompeii featuring a date in October has been grist to the mill of those who seek to push the eruption beyond August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

It also bears an inscription which indicates it was minted in Edinburgh.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

Another inscription on the vessel is written in Demotic script, a simplified form of ancient Egyptian writing.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

Once again I saw the inscription on the fly-leaf of that book of poems, and the curious slanting R. I felt sick at heart and cold.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier