lexicon

Example Sentences

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Dollar worries definitely dominated the headlines in 2025 with “de-dollarization” entering the mainstream lexicon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The term quickly spread beyond the ranks of the police officers who coined it, with “Black Friday” entering the lexicon in the early 1960s.

From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025

Both videos helped facilitate Carpenter’s catapult into the cultural lexicon with the summer-infused shots in “Espresso” and the “Death Becomes Her” story line in “Taste.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Former England captain Alan Shearer pointed to some of the phraseology that has come into the football lexicon around handball as he called for change.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Jim and Ophelia had invented some of the lexicon, and the expressions had filtered into the PIH culture.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French