lettering
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“DF-15A” was printed in bold, black lettering on its side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sony said the renovations will honor “its historic legacy and singular moviegoing experience,” leaving the iconic red and blue exterior lettering intact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
In December, the board decided to rename the institution and new lettering bearing Trump's full name was affixed to the centre's front portico the next day.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
The lettering had been stripped from the building, leaving only a faint imprint of the school’s name on the facade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Behind him, the word “Dauntless” is spray-painted in red artistic lettering on a concrete wall.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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Plain script, Old English or Roman are the only letterings used.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
Chinese letterings dance gayly on the yellow packages.
From A Thousand and One Afternoons in Chicago by Ben Hecht
She drew her breath with a quick gasp of delight as the treasure came into sight,—a long, flat-shaped box, deeply carved with letterings, mingled with the most grotesque of figures.
From An Unknown Lover by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Gilt letterings are an indication of ignorance, and so are brightly colored engraving or highly tinted paper.
From Book of Etiquette Volume I by Lillian Eichler
He drew near, attracted by the sight of these books bound in parrot-blue and cabbage-green paper, embossed with silver and golden letterings.
From Against the Grain by J.-K. (Joris-Karl) Huysmans