Example sentences for: adjectives

How can you use “adjectives” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • But since I was recently called a "callow, superficial, self-obsessed bunny" by one of Slate 's readers (I didn't mind the adjectives, but "bunny" kind of hurt), I guess I should skip the Kevin Smith and Moesha ruminations and get on to the "grown-up" news (damn, that means I have to skip the Journal feature on the @ symbol!)

  • And the adjectives actually helped.

  • Adjectives like "glib," "coarse," and "sour" don't fully do it.

  • Entries range from grammatical matters (like agreement between various elements that ought to agree), to questions of syntax (like the placement of adjectives), to matters of semantics (like the discussion of adequate ), to the meaning, usage, spelling, inflection, and pronunciation of a large number of words and phrases that might be confused ( adduce, deduce ; plural/singular status of addendum, agenda ; spelling of practice, practise ; plurals of words ending in -o , etc.).

  • In some cases the adjectives and nouns for ethnic groups are formally identical, as for example German, Swiss, or Russian . But to soften the ethnic term in such cases it can still be used adjectivally, as in the example already given or in: “A Russian guy once told me.


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