jargon

Example Sentences

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The exterior’s focal points are the recessed areas—coves, in the jargon of early Corvettes—aft the front wheel arches, set off with J-shaped accents that reach across the doors’ shutline.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

The language used to describe snack tins is so flowery — and muddled by hyper-wellness jargon — it’s almost nonsensical.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Digging into the jargon on mortgage regulations and credit scores can be daunting.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

"When we have a trauma scene, a big complicated scene, we're really taken through that in terms of choreography," he said, adding that the medical jargon was "a lot sometimes".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

As writers, then, we should try to get into our readers’ heads and be mindful of how easy it is to fall back on parochial jargon and private abstractions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker