noun

Example Sentences

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The species name populi is a Latin singular noun in the genitive case meaning "of the people."

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

It could literally substitute any noun, including Sulzberger, for Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

Although it is obsolete in this sense, the verb survives in Welsh English in the sense of to scratch, especially with claws or fingernails, along with the noun use, to scratch.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

When you’re more naive, you think of it as like a noun, but it’s a doing thing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

It indicates a possessive in a singular noun: The boy’s hat The First Lord of the Admiralty’s rather smart front door This seems simple.

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author