serial number
Example Sentences
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When a rare bottle has a serial number to trace its origin, a buyer on the secondary market likely won’t see it until the purchase is complete.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The department said Sun, the contractor, would use hair dryers to remove and stick labels and serial number tags to the server boxes and dummy servers, which were captured on surveillance cameras.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Each bears a unique serial number and since 1950, winners have been prohibited from selling them on the open market without first offering them back to the organization for one dollar.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
“There’s no unique serial number on a load of lobster meat,” Burroughs said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
