spelling
Example Sentences
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They rolled white paint onto the ground, spelling out the names of 108 children who died from alleged social media harms.
From Los Angeles Times
On the banks of the river Seine proposal agencies arrange scenes calibrated for the internet: giant letters spelling out "Marry Me", massive flower arrangements and heart-shaped balloons.
From Barron's
But in my head “okay” looked like this: O. K. Those letters stood for Outrageous Katastrophe, and I know it’s the wrong spelling, but it was the best I could do at that particular moment.
From Literature
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I haven’t seen Violet that excited since she won the spelling bee.
From Literature
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Science is my favorite subject—we’re studying bacteria right now— and I also don’t mind my spelling homework, either.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.