nomenclature

Example Sentences

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Too bad about the clunky nomenclature, I mused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

But as his nomenclature has become longer, the number of soldiers assembled for inspection has shrunk each year with embattled forces deployed to frontlines elsewhere.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Following California’s lead and aiming to make the map less confusing, Oregon also changed its nomenclature.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2025

Reading through the ongoing debate about this nomenclature, it’s striking that what one group takes as totally obvious isn’t necessarily accepted by the other side.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2025

“You are even more clever than I could have hoped,” Hector says, not bothering to refute or confirm her musings about his colleague’s nomenclature.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern