parenthesis

Example Sentences

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Whereas if it were ‘natural flavor’ and then in parenthesis a long list of bizarre chemical names, you might think twice about eating it.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2024

That’s where it started off with the parenthesis; it was marking a sense of time passing but also emphasizing the single exposure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023

"They should have made a parenthesis in the subtitles when the North Korean character speaks," She said.

From Fox News • Oct. 6, 2021

Shade to the left of 2.5 , and put a parenthesis at 2.5 .

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

He grinned, dimples making parenthesis at the corners of his lips as if his smile were a secret between us.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez