contexts

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Every year brings new versions and contexts, each one extending the song’s reach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

It has effectively debilitated us from being able to enforce it in most contexts we’ve used it in in the past.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

Sure, there’s random talk about “World War III,” a term that shows up in numerous headlines in all sorts of bizarre contexts.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Future research will need to determine whether the brain processes these everyday contexts in the same way.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Careful writers pick up the nuances of words by focusing on their makeup and their contexts over the course of tens of thousands of hours of reading.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker