noun

Example Sentences

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Then "grünen" indicates that the noun will be plural and green in color.

From Science Daily • Feb. 20, 2026

Mr. Burke eschews “terrorist” as a noun, because “I do not think reducing complex individuals to a single-word description is helpful.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 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Although it is obsolete in this sense, the verb survives in Welsh English in the sense of to scratch, especially with claws or fingernails, along with the noun use, to scratch.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

If it upsets you to see “primeval” used as a noun, there are more upsetting things ahead, believe me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

When two words are combined to describe a noun, sometimes you use a hyphen between them and sometimes you don’t.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner