Example sentences for: coined

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

  • It is my belief that those who originally coined the terms analog and digital watch intended only to describe the display, not the underlying physics or any relationship to computers.

  • Surely the people who coined these names are of the same mindset as those who call miniature programs applets or refer to diagonal or circular lines in a text as jaggies.

  • For example, although computer specialists properly coined byte to represent a new concept, they could have used the everyday expression turn off instead of inventing a new meaning for take down . In contrast, in virtually all the cases I read the judge who wrote the opinion did not have to invent a new meaning for a word or phrase; the relevant statute yielded a clear meaning that would have resolved the case.

  • Eric Partridge suggests that it is coined from dud an `article of clothing' altered to incorporate attitude with reference to the dude's self-conscious manner or pose.

  • I have not been able to unearth who coined this or if it is exclusive to Thai.


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